The article, “Balancing Privacy & Performance: GDPR Compliance in Blockchain Systems” explores the inherent tension between blockchain’s immutability and the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR)’s requirements, focusing on the technical and legal challenges blockchain faces in complying with these regulations.

Grathwohl is a third-year Juris Doctor candidate at the UND’s School of Law. Grathwohl attended Minnesota State University Moorhead and earned degrees in Political Science and Communication Studies. She has authored and co-authored several publications, including an article for the North Dakota Law Review. Grathwohl has been a member of the North Dakota Law Review since 2023 and serves as the journal’s Student Articles Editor. Grathwohl expects to earn her JD in the spring of 2025. After graduation, she is set to clerk for a federal judge in the District of North Dakota.