5 Legal Considerations When Dealing in NFTs
Just because securities laws might not apply doesn’t mean other laws won’t, says our columnist.
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'The Squeezening': How the GameStop Backlash Will Curtail Freedom
GameStop's "squeezening" is likely to increase calls for curbs on "memetic disturbances." That could be dangerous for free speech.
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Jan 28, 2021 at 12:17 p.m. UTC
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Would the STABLE Act Make Running an Ethereum Node Illegal?
The STABLE Act regulating the burgeoning stablecoin industry is misplaced and overly broad, says our columnist.
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Dec 9, 2020 at 8:20 p.m. UTC
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Stop F**king Around With Public Token Airdrops in the United States
The SEC’s slowness in ruling on DeFI's legality "is not a waiver of its enforcement power," says our columnist.
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Sep 18, 2020 at 12:30 p.m. UTC
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Twitter Doesn't Need Web 3.0 to Solve Its Identity Problem
The great Twitter hack does not herald the end of the centralized web. But we need stronger cryptography for social media.
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Jul 17, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
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Bitcoin Doesn’t Take Sides: Why Apolitical Solutions Are the Internet's Future
Companies that take political stances are in a never-ending war with public opinion. Bitcoin doesn’t take sides and that's why it wins, says our columnist.
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Jun 10, 2020 at 1:08 p.m. UTC
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Telegram's TON Was Built on Sand. Its Failure Isn't All Bad For Crypto
Telegram's Pavel Durov rails against the SEC's "ossification." But his TON project was always on shaky ground legally-speaking, says Preston Byrne.
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May 14, 2020 at 2:53 p.m. UTC
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With Kik and Telegram Cases, the SEC Tries to Kill the SAFT
Invented by white shoe New York City law firms, the two-step Simple Agreement for Future Tokens (SAFT) was supposed to keep crypto companies out of trouble. Now, the SEC is co...
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Apr 28, 2020 at 5:43 p.m. UTC
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Post COVID-19, Companies Must Be Resilient, Not Just Efficient
Companies need better emergency planning. They can't always rely on government in a crisis, says our columnist.
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Apr 13, 2020 at 3:02 p.m. UTC
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How to Escape Contracts That Are Killing Your Company During Coronavirus
Our “Not Legal Advice” columnist reviews options for changing or terminating business contracts during this crisis.
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Mar 20, 2020 at 1:30 p.m. UTC
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