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Off the Blockchain+, February 27-March 6, 2023

Intro/Disclaimer: A few months ago I started preparing updates for the attorneys at my firm practicing in the Web3 space regarding what legal stories people were talking about the prior week. I believe eventually we are going to do monthly or bi-weekly posts on the award winning BitBlog summarizing the top stories with tl;dr breakdownsContinue reading “Off the Blockchain+, February 27-March 6, 2023”

Off the Blockchain+, February 20-27, 2023

Off the Blockchain+, February 13-20, 2023

Off the Blockchain+, February 6-13, 2023

Off the Blockchain+, January 30-February 6, 2023

Off the Blockchain+, January 23-30, 2023

Intro/Disclaimer: A few months ago I started preparing updates for the attorneys at my firm practicing in the Web3 space regarding what stories people were talking about the prior week. I believe eventually we are going to do monthly or bi-weekly posts on the award winning BitBlog summarizing the top stories. In the meantime, IContinue reading “Off the Blockchain+, January 23-30, 2023”

Tornado Cash Sanctions and the Fourth Amendment

In the wake of the sanctions brought by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) against virtual currency mixer Tornado Cash, legal scholars far smarter than I am have debated the issues surrounding whether the Tornado Cash protocol is an “entity” within OFAC’s power to sanction, and whether this falls afoul of “code is speech”Continue reading “Tornado Cash Sanctions and the Fourth Amendment”

Wakanda Test for Digital Asset Classifications

With the dueling summary judgment motions filed by Ripple and the SEC in SEC v. Ripple Labs, Inc., et al, Case No. 20-CV-10832 (S.D.N.Y. ), it is time once again to revisit the hot topic of the Howey test and its application to digital assets. There has been lots of talk of what constitutes “sufficientContinue reading “Wakanda Test for Digital Asset Classifications”

Notes from Senate Hearing Regarding Proposed Bill Which Would Give CFTC Oversight on the Digital Asset Commodities Industry

On Thursday, September 15, 2022 the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (the “Ag. Committee”) held a hearing to discuss Senate Bill 4760, titled the Digital Commodities Consumer Protection Act of 2022 which was introduced by Sens. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and John Boozman (R-AR). Senate Minority Whip John Thune (R-SD) and Sen. Cory BookerContinue reading “Notes from Senate Hearing Regarding Proposed Bill Which Would Give CFTC Oversight on the Digital Asset Commodities Industry”

What The Hell is NIL?

When people hear about name, image, and likeness (“NIL”) many focus on its impact on college athletes and the associated antitrust litigation which took place as college athletes fought to prevent universities from profiting off those athletes’ NIL without sharing that profit with the athletes. However, the underlying legal issues surrounding a person’s right toContinue reading “What The Hell is NIL?”