Legal – The NFTtorney

Off the Blockchain+, March 4-11, 2024

Intro/Disclaimer: Since late 2022, I’ve prepared weekly updates for attorneys at my firm to stay abreast of the latest Web3 legal developments. The biggest stories are included in Bi-Weekly posts on the firm’s BitBlog, where we provide concise tl;dr overviews and insights into how these developments might ripple through the industry. In pursuit of aContinue reading “Off the Blockchain+, March 4-11, 2024”

Off the Blockchain+, January 15-22, 2024

Intro/Disclaimer: Since late 2022, I’ve prepared weekly updates for attorneys at my firm to stay abreast of the latest Web3 legal developments. The biggest stories are included in Bi-Weekly posts on the renowned BitBlog, where we provide concise tl;dr overviews and insights into how these developments might ripple through the industry. In pursuit of aContinue reading “Off the Blockchain+, January 15-22, 2024”

Off the Blockchain+, December 4-11, 2023

Intro/Disclaimer: In late 2022 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. The firm has started turning these into bi-weekly posts on the award winning BitBlog summarizing the top stories with tl;dr breakdowns on the stories’ importanceContinue reading “Off the Blockchain+, December 4-11, 2023”

Off the Blockchain+, November 6-13, 2023

Surprise, Mother F’er! Coinbase Opens Lawsuit Vs. SEC With a Sneak Attack

For months, I have been covering Coinbase’ legal strategy going on offense against the SEC in its amicus filed in the SEC case against former employee Ishan Wahi, its response to the initial Wells Notice, and through its Writ of Mandamus action filed directly against the SEC. These were all clearly strategic moves, but whileContinue reading “Surprise, Mother F’er! Coinbase Opens Lawsuit Vs. SEC With a Sneak Attack”

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”

NFT Project Start-Up Checklist

Everybody early to NFTs at least considers starting their own project. I’m a big fan! One of the coolest aspects of NFTs is their ability to turn somebody’s passion into a legitimate business. Will many of these project fail? Sure. Most small businesses fail, too. But Web3 removes the barrier of entry, which is aContinue reading “NFT Project Start-Up Checklist”