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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+, October 5-12, 2026

It was a HUGE week in digital asset legal developments last week, with multiple announcements coming out of the Fordham Blockchain Summit, Predict, the Chicago Signal Forum, and Token 2049. The biggest update was the CFTC’s Regulation Crypto Asset Transactions and Regulation Crypto Asset Markets on where the CFTC has (near) spot regulatory authority. But…

Off the Blockchain+, September 28-October 5, 2026

It’s Conference Szn! There is Fordham Law Blockchain Regulatory Symposium on Monday, Predict Tuesday and Wednesday, and The Digital Chamber Signal Forum in Chicago on Thursday. But in last week’s news, Illinois has agreed to delay the implementation of their Digital Asset Tax while the SEC and CFTC continue to move forward with their digital…

Off the Blockchain+, September 21-28, 2026

In what will likely be a familiar dichotomy for the next few years after the failure of the Clarity Act, the administrative agencies were busy last week implementing Clarity Act-type rulemakings and guidance under existing agency authorities. The SEC issued extremely significant (even if non-binding) guidance on application of securities laws to crypto assets on…

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