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NFTs
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Data Counsel
Podcast: NFTs and the Future of Digital Brands
By Gerald J. Ferguson, Rita Hechmer
Guests Jerry Ferguson and Scott Kominers discuss NFTs and how they can create opportunities for brands in the marketplace with the help of some Really Awesome Raccoons. Questions and comments: gferguson@bakerlaw.com.…
Securities Compliance Sentinel
The Role Of NFTs In The Metaverse: Litigating NFT Disputes – Part I
This will be a two-part posting. In this first part, we will focus on the NFT technology, and in the second part the legal underpinnings. NFT technology presents an extraordinary…
The Blockchain Monitor
Jury Finds Former NFT Marketplace Manager Guilty of ‘Insider Trading’ Wire Fraud Scheme and Money Laundering
On May 3, 2023, a jury found Nathaniel Chastain, a former manager of OpenSea (a major NFT marketplace), guilty of wire fraud and money laundering in connection with his attempts…
FinTalk
First Insider Trading Conviction Against NFT Insider
By Chris Murphy, Danielle Giffuni
On May 3, 2023, Nathaniel Chastain, the former product manager of the NFT marketplace OpenSea, was convicted by a federal jury in the Southern District of New York for what…
Joe Raczynski | Technologist
Tech Snippets Today – Immutable – Jennifer Poulson – VP Game Partnerships, with Joseph Raczynski
It was wonderful to sit down with Jennifer Poulson, Vice President, Game Partnerships at Immutable during NFT.NYC. Our conversation was a wide ranging overview about Web3 gaming. She shares her…
Texas Bar Blog
SXSW: Own Your Data—Empowering Our Digital Future
For many people optimistic about the future of technology, the recent innovations of Metaverse, NFTs, and the prospect of digital ownership can be exciting. However, issues are starting to arise…
Blockchain Legal Resource
NFT Service Brings Litigation Into the Metaverse!
By Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, Evelyn Merithew
As reported on the Hunton Insurance Recovery Blog, blockchain technology has been touted as inherently reliable for years. More recently, collectors of NFTs have explored expanded uses for that novel…
Global Fintech & Digital Assets Blog
Key Legal Considerations in Commercial Rights Licenses for Content-Based NFTs
As content-based NFT projects seek to provide NFT owners with value beyond being scarce collectibles, they should consider whether to grant owners rights to commercialize the content underlying the NFTs.…
ContractsProf Blog
Saving Bitcoin (Yes, Really!): The 2022 Uniform Commercial Code Amendments
By Mark Burge
A great thing is happening in commercial law as I type these words: Musty corners of the Uniform Commercial Code are in the process of being brought up to date…
Blockchain and the Law
Part II: When You Jump Chains, Do NFTs Stay the Same? Ordinals on the Bitcoin Blockchain
By Jason Finger
As discussed in Part I of this series, Ordinals are a pioneering new method of utilizing the Bitcoin blockchain that will usher in new and innovative use cases on Bitcoin. As…