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Press inquiries: schrepel [at] stanford . edu
Antitrust (US/EU), digital competition, artificial intelligence, market regulations...
Op-eds
What the Draft Merger Guidelines Change, and Do Not Say (Sept. 2026)
Europe’s Sovereignty Stack is Missing the Tech – Brussels Signal (July 2026)
Pauses Will Not Fix the European Union’s AI Act – The Regulatory Review (Nov. 2025)
When Brussels Freezes Artificial Intelligence in Legislative Marble – Les Echos (Sept. 2025)
How to Test GenAI’s Impact on Learning – Times Higher Education (Sept. 2025)
Sovereignty in AI: Not So Fast, Not So Simple – Les Echos (March 2025)
Calling for another regulation of AI in Europe — L'Express (June 2022)
Let’s protect Web3 against Internet giants — Les Échos (May 2022)
Alternatives to Data Sharing – Regulatory Review (February 2022)
Unlocking the Potential Between Blockchain and Antitrust – Regulatory Review (January 2022)
The cryptoeconomy stability in the hands of the U.S. court system – (french) – Harvard Business Review (November 2021)
Tether's Troubles Could Soon Include Antitrust Law – Decrypt (November 2021)
Making blockchain law and technology work together – CoinDesk (June 2020)
Making AI an ally to antitrust agencies – Le Monde (February 2021)
Feds now like crypto and blockchain. So should antitrust agencies. Here's why – TechCrunch (December 2018)
How blockchain will upend competition law – POLITICO (July 2018)
Le combat de la prochaine décennie : GAFAM vs. blockchain – Le Monde (July 2018)
Démanteler les GAFA - gare aux apprentis sorciers ! – Le Monde (March 2018)
Innovation prédatrice : faites des procès, pas la guerre ! – Harvard Business Review (October 2017)
L’iOS 11 d’Apple est-il anti-concurrentiel ? – Atlantico (September 2017)
L’innovation prédatrice, une pratique anticoncurrentielle – L’Opinion (July 2017)
Regard d’un prix Nobel d’économie sur la politique concurrentielle – GenerationLibre (January 2017)
Google à l’index : la Commission européenne comprend-elle vraiment les enjeux du e-commerce ? - Atlantico (November 2016)
Les fonds souverains de brevets : course à l’armement – GenerationLibre (June 2015)
L’Europe sombre-t-elle dans une googlephobie aigüe ? – Atlantico (October 2014)
Interviews and quotes
Politico – The Digital Markets Act Overlap – August 2026
Economy Chosun (South Korea) — In the AI era, M&A buys capability — July 2026
La Nación – Conacom joins Stanford and strengthens use of data intelligence – March 2026
New Ghana – West Africa’s ERCA Joins Stanford AI Antitrust Network – March 2026
Courthouse News – Long-running EU derivatives cartel fight reignites – March 2026
Courthouse News – Meta EU antitrust data fight – Feb. 2026
Fast Company – New AI models are losing their edge almost immediately – Feb. 2026
VU Amsterdam – ERC Consolidator Grant for Thibault Schrepel – Dec. 2025
Amsterdam AI – ERC grants support AI-driven research at VU and UvA – Dec. 2025
WinBuzzer – EU Signals Retreat on AI Act Timeline – Nov. 2025
EcoActu – Plateformes numériques : la réglementation doit être plus flexible – Nov. 2025
Brave New Coin – EU Considers Delaying AI Act Rollout Amid US and Big Tech Pressure – Nov. 2025
Politico – The case for more ‘adaptive’ tech laws – September 2025
RTS Serbia – "Internet Dialogue" two-day conference in Belgrade – September 2025
AltaLex – Legal education and GenAI, opportunity or risk? – September 2025
GCR – AI Ubiquitous in Global Antitrust Enforcement, Report Finds — June 2025
Politico – Breaking up Google: What US move means for EU investigation – May 2025
VU Amsterdam – The Use of GenAI in Law Schools – March 2025
Politico – How Vestager Fared in Court – February 2025
Consultor Jurídico – Competition in generative AI: how DeepSeek changed the rules of the technology race – Feb. 2025
Politico – Measuring Innovation in Antitrust Cases – October 2024
La Croix – Are We on the Verge of Dismantling Google’s Monopoly? (french) – August 2024
GCR – EU officials lift lid on landmark €1.8 billion fine against Again – March 2024
Bloomberg – Blockchain Probed by Competition Watchdog in EU Funds Hub – June 2023
JD Supra – First Blockchain Antitrust Market Study Launches in Luxembourg – June 2023
Coindesk – Luxembourg Antitrust Authority to Probe Blockchain, Web3 Competition – June 2023
Coin Market Cap – Luxembourg’s Authority Is Learning More About Web3 – June 2023
Crypto News – Luxembourg Antitrust Authority to Probe Blockchain, Web3 Competition – June 2023
Coindesk – EU Parliament Passes Bill Requiring Smart Contracts to Include Kill Switch – March 2023
Law360 – Balancing Blockchain's Rewards With Its Antitrust Risks – January 2023
Ledger Insights – The metaverse gets its first antitrust agency – December 2022
The Block – Binance’s bailout fund is a welcome backstop for crypto — but questions remain – November 2022
Financial News – ‘It’s Risky Business’: Binance’s $1bn Crypto Industry Recovery Fund Prompts Antitrust Concerns – November 2022
Bloomberg – Binance’s FTX Takeover Risks Global Antitrust Backlash – November 2022
CoinDesk – What EU Merger Regulators Have in Store for Binance’s FTX Buy – November 2022
CoinDesk – FTX, Binance Deal Draws Antitrust Concern – November 2022
The Defiant – Focus Turns to Alameda as Investors Fear Binance Deal Not the Answer for Stricken FTX – November 2022
JD Supra – Binance Announces Acquisition of Rival Exchange FTX – November 2022
Crypto Insiders — Hoogleraar VU Amsterdam: Binance, FTX deal stuit op problemen — November 2022
Coin Academy – Régulation : le droit de la concurrence se mêle à la situation FTX / Binance – November 2022
Business Cloud – In Crypto: Binance to bail out FTX’s non-US operations – November 2022
CryptoVantage – Is FTX Finished? And How Could Its Demise Impact the Crypto Market? – November 2022
Yahoo Finance – Crypto could be at risk from EU's new 'kill switch' – October 2022
CoinDesk – Google’s $4B Fine May Threaten Web3 Protocols, Legal Expert Says – September 2022
DLA Piper – IA, algorithms and antitrust – July 2022
CoinDesk – How Big Is Crypto Crime, Really? – May 2022
Politico – Vestager snubs Apple’s security claims for iPhone payments – May 2022
CoinDesk – Europe's Lawmakers Set to Advance Discussion of Controversial Crypto AML Rules – April 2022
Sciences Po Paris – Joe Biden’s Crypto Executive Order – March 2022
GCR – EU and UK launch twin Meta and Google probes – March 2022
Bitcoin.com – EU Data Act Proposes Shutdown Function for Smart Contracts – March 2022
Cripto Noticias – Commission requests kill button for smart contracts – March 2022
Paymnts – EU Data Law Proposal Could Radically Change Blockchain – March 2022
The Block – The European Commission aims for more control over smart contracts – February 2022
New York Times – For Rules in Technology, the Challenge is to Balance Code and Law – November 2021
World Economic Forum – Blockchain Antitrust: An Expert Explains – November 2021
Slovenian Competition Agency – A lecture by Prof. Schrepel – November 2021
Inside Story — Should digital currencies be regulated? — September 2021
TBS – El Salvador and Bitcoin as Legal Tender – September 2021
GCR — UK and EU enforcers target Facebook’s data practices – June 2021
Austrian Competition Agency – BWB receives advanced training in blockchain technology – May 2021
IBM – Blockchain in the Netherlands: Europe's Busiest Blockchain Nation – May, 2021
The Block – Why MIT's new crypto journal matters – May 2021
Law.com – Apple Faces German Antitrust Backlash Amid Privacy Changes – April 2021
France24 – Joe Biden versus Big Tech: the battle of the titans? – March 2021
Le Monde du Droit – Thibault Schrepel appointed to the CSA Scientific Council – March 2021
New York Times – The intriguing idea of ‘computational antitrust’ – February 2021
CoinTelegraph – Antitrust watchdogs around the world are going back to school to study blockchain and AI – January 2021
JDN – Against Google and Facebook, AdTech is hoping for more – January 2021
Le Monde du droit – Stanford creates a new project on computational antitrust – January 2021
France Culture – Regulation of GAFA (DMA/DSA): a debate with Stéphanie Yon-Courtin (MEP) & Bruno Alomar – December 2020
RTS – The EU presents a new plan to constraint digital giants – December 2020
GCR – Amnesty International: Google’s data dominance poses human rights risks – November 2020
RTS – The U.S. Department of Justice opens a case against Google – October 2020
RTS – GAFA pinned in U.S. House of Representatives report – October 2020
Forbes – Justice Department And Blockchain Antitrust – September 2020
Coindesk – US Antitrust Chief Says Protecting Blockchain From Competitive Abuses Is Top Priority – September 2020
Decrypt – Why Ethereum isn’t monopoly money—or for monopolies – July 2020
GCR – OECD issues coronavirus enforcement guidance – June 2020
GCR – EU launches twin Apple probes – June 2020
GCR – OECD issues coronavirus enforcement guidance – June 2020
Coindesk – Blockchains Will Discourage Monopolies, Not Create Them – May 2020
Coin Telegraph – Blockchains and Antitrust Laws Share the Same Objective – May 2020
GCR – Vestager the virtuous – February 2020
GCR – EU parliamentary subcommittee “deplores” long-running Google probe – January 2020
GCR – Shipping regulator publishes blockchain agreement – January 2020
ABC News – Warren turns corporate criticism into bona fides in ’20 race – October 2019
GCR – Shipping regulator publishes blockchain agreement – August 2019
Le Figaro – Gafa: faut-il démanteler les géants du numérique? – August 2019
Volkskrant – Big tech & Antitrust – July 2019
RTS – Le monde politique américain veut enquêter sur les pratiques anti-concurrentielles des GAFA – July 2019
Bruegel – Modernising European Competition Policy: A Brief Review of Member States’ Proposals – July 2019
Bloomberg – Facebook's Battle in Germany Is a Thorn in WhatsApp Integration – February 2019
GCR – DG Comp receives digital competition feedback – December 2018
