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Cokato Copyright Attorney: The Law Blog of Thomas James
Digital Tokens and Trademarks
By Thomas James
The Nike and “JRR Token” cases by Cokato attorney Tom James Minting and selling digital tokens can raise copyright issues, trademark issues, or both. I talked about copyright issues in…
Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor
TransUnion to Offer Credit Checks for Blockchain Lenders
By Ethan G. Ostroff, Kalama Lui-Kwan, Alan D. Wingfield, David N. Anthony
TransUnion recently announced it will make off-chain credit data available on public blockchain networks through Spring Labs' ky0x Digital Passport, which enables Web3/Decentralized Finance (DeFi) applications or smart contracts to…
Legacy Advisors
A Recent Court Case Leaves Many Speculating on the Taxation of Staking Rewards
By Pallav Raghuvanshi, Shira Peleg
The IRS has not issued any clear guidance on the taxation of staking rewards. In 2014, the IRS issued Notice 2014-21, which provides that cryptocurrency is treated as property for…
ContractsProf Blog
Spice DAO and the $3million Dune art book
I haven’t been blogging much because I have another new prep this semester – Copyright! I’m delighted to be able to teach the subject which I’ve been wanting to do…
Virtual Currency Report
Blockchain Week in Review: Week of February 11, 2022
Blockchain Week In Review United States IRS offers Tennessee couple tax refund over unsold staking rewards Last week, in a closely watched federal court case in the U.S. District Court…
Manufacturing Industry Advisor
Blockchain for Digital Logistics and Smart Warehouses
By Eric L. Sophir, Eugenia Wang, Kathleen E. Wegrzyn
Manufacturers spend a pretty penny managing inventory logistics (the management of inbound and outbound flows of goods) and inventory warehousing (the receipt, storage, and distribution of goods). In good times,…
The Capital Commitment
Decentralized Finance: The Next Frontier of SEC Enforcement
By Steven Baker, Margaret A. Dale, Michael R. Hackett, William Komaroff, Kirsten E. Lapham, Timothy W. Mungovan, Dorothy Murray, Joshua M. Newville, Todd J. Ohlms, Seetha Ramachandran, Jonathan M. Weiss, Julia Alonzo, James Anderson, Julia M. Ansanelli, William D. Dalsen, Adam L. Deming, Reut N. Samuels, Hena M. Vora
The SEC’s push to regulate the next generation of blockchain-based applications will likely give rise to disputes and enforcement actions, particularly in the developing decentralized finance (DeFi) space. Although DeFi…
Cooking with SALT
Cracking the Crypto Code: New Reporting Obligations (Current Developments in the World of Blockchain and Cryptocurrency)
As the usage of Bitcoin, Ether, and other cryptocurrencies proliferates throughout the US economy, it may seem inevitable that a comprehensive regulatory regime will sprout up around these novel assets.…
Blockchain and the Law
SEC Brings Charges against Blockchain-Based Trading Platform over Alleged Violations of Disclosure Rules
By Sarah Hughes
On January 10, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or the “Commission”) announced it settled charges in In re tZERO ATS, LLC, No. 93938 (SEC Order Jan. 10, 2022)…
Venture Law Blog
Recent SEC Proposed Rulemaking Could Impact Blockchain Trading Platforms
By William de Sierra-Pambley, William Kane
On January 26, 2022, the SEC released a rulemaking proposal intended to enhance investor protections and cybersecurity for alternative trading systems that trade treasuries and other government securities.[1] The 650…