NFTs and trademark law – Protection of IP rights in the digital space
For large parts of human history, we have defined ourselves by the things we wear. From trying to score the latest pair of Air Jordan shoes...
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Part II: When Jumping Chains, Do NFTs Stay the Same? Ordinals on the Bitcoin Blockchain
As discussed in Part I in this series, Ordinals is a groundbreaking new method of using the Bitcoin blockchain that will usher in new and innovative...
The Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act will protect non-custodial crypto services
The bipartisan bill would provide a federal safe harbor for noncustodial blockchain service providers from state money transfer and digital asset licensing laws. On March 23,...
Still on the starting block? Implications of blockchain for the insurance industry
Blockchain is a digital ledger technology that enables secure and transparent record keeping of transactions without the need for a centralized intermediary. It is a distributed...
US regulator sues Beaxy in extended crypto crackdown, as platform shuts down
NEW YORK, March 29 (Reuters) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged crypto firm Beaxy.com and several executives with registration errors on Wednesday, expanding...
Column: Holders of collective crypto tokens must meet user requirements under California law
(Reuters) – (The opinions expressed here are those of the author, a columnist for Reuters.) It just got a little easier for blockchain protocol users to...
International: What the first two NFT trademark infringement cases signal for brand owners worldwide
In February 2023, there was a landmark decision for brand owners and digital assets, when a court of first instance decided the first US case to...
Methods of serving legal proceedings – electronically or even by NFT
There have been two recent cases dealing with the methods that can be used to serve legal claims, showing that the court is willing to adapt...
Blockchain Byte: Five facts to know about crypto asset taxation in Australia
Has the bitcoin bubble burst? It’s a question many economists and crypto investors ask, and in the absence of a crystal ball, it may be difficult...
IRS releases notice on taxation of NFTs as collectibles
In its first published guidance addressing non-fungible tokens (NFTs), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2023-27 on March 21, 2023, announcing its intention to issue...