Hey there What’s Next readers! Ian Lopez here getting back from a good two weeks of disconnecting (really, it helps). That said, we’ve got a great roundup of the news you (and I) may have missed, including a look at the impact of a novel ruling in an SEC action against crypto outfit Blockvest. Also on deck: the government is both for and against facial recognition tech, plus a look at the legal framework around gene edited babies and more.

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