“Crypto Week” in the House was 2 week ago, where the House passed their market structure bill, the CLARITY Act, on an over 2-1 bipartisan vote. Last week, the Senate was able to begin their market structure legislation in earnest, revealing a discussion draft of how digital assets should be regulated at the SEC, andContinue reading “Off the Blockchain+, July 21-28, 2025”
Tag Archives: Trademark
Off the Blockchain+, March 11-18, 2024
While everyone was focused on the hype around “meme coins” Coinbase went on offense in its multi-front battle against the SEC, appealing the SEC’s denial of rulemaking, and a UK court finally ruled what everybody knew: that Craig Wright is not the inventor of Bitcoin (Satoshi). There was also a must-read document from SBF as aContinue reading “Off the Blockchain+, March 11-18, 2024”
Off the Blockchain+, February 5-12, 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+, February 5-12, 2024”
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?”
GM (Good Morning) It’s Time to Talk NFT TM (Trademarks)
Some news has been hitting my timeline recently about Yuga Labs and their seemingly aggressive trademark related legal actions against other NFT creators. This is as good of a time as any to give some background on trademark law generally, what Yuga is doing, and what it means for the space going forward. Just asContinue reading “GM (Good Morning) It’s Time to Talk NFT TM (Trademarks)”
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”
The NFTtorney 