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This blog is designed to give attorneys and non-attorneys insight into Web3 legal topics from a user who happens to also be an attorney specializing in intellectual property, tech transactions, and complex commercial litigation. All views are my own and do not represent the views of the law firm I work at or the other attorneys at that firm.

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Off the Blockchain+, June 15-22, 2026

State law taxes were the story of last week with Illinois issuing a new tax for the mere storage or transfer (not just sale) of crypto which is sure to face legal challenges, and Kentucky was sued over a prediction market tax which made Kentucky turn around and sue prediction market operators. This all happened…

Off the Blockchain+, June 8-15, 2026

It was another week with a ton of focus on the CFTC and how it is approaching prediction market rules with the first of many expected rulemakings on the topic of event contracts dropping last week. But we also got some significant rule change proposals from the SEC which will impact tokenized security trading when…

Off the Blockchain+, June 1-8, 2026

It’s tax szn. While all eyes are still on market structure in the Senate, the House is moving forward with various tax proposals which (if done right) could be the second biggest driver of adoption to crypto after market structure legislation. There were also a lot of developments as the banks and their prudential regulators…

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