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Morrison & Foerster LLP

All Your Sale Are Belong to Us - Mitigating IP and Payments Risk in In-Game Economies

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As in-game economies evolve, the complexity surrounding virtual goods and services, content creation, and payment structures deepens. As part of this ongoing series on in-game economies, this installment explores issues...more

BakerHostetler

First Circuit Adds Another Notch to the IRS’ Belt - Upholds Power To Summons Information from Virtual Currency Exchanges

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Anyone who thought blockchain would keep their cryptocurrency transactions private from the IRS needs to think again. According to the First Circuit’s recent holding, cryptocurrency users do not have a Fourth Amendment...more

Proskauer - Blockchain and the Law

Part II: NFT Lending — Legal Issues Involving Secured Transactions under the UCC, Pre- and Post-Article 9 and 12 Amendments

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As discussed in Part I of this series, NFT-based lending is pioneering a new avenue of investment and activity on the blockchain that will enable new and innovative use cases. In this Part II, we will discuss the implications...more

Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC

Who Owns Crypto Assets? Know the Risks

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Until recently, the nature of ownership of assets on deposit with a third party was not controversial. If a local bank branch goes bankrupt, the cash or other assets deposited with the bank belonged to individual...more

Mintz

To Be or Not to Be . . . a Security: Takeaways from the Ripple Labs Ruling

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The most important part of today's ruling in the SEC v. Ripple Labs: Ripple's XRP token is not de facto a security.  Let's not take that for granted.  It is a widely held belief that tokens issued by companies to raise money...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Dirty Dozen 2023

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On April 5, 2023, the IRS wrapped up its Dirty Dozen 2023 list – earlier than the release of the Dirty Dozen 2022 list which was published on June 10, 2022. According to the IRS, the Dirty Dozen represents the worst of the...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

IRS Wraps Up Its 2023 Dirty Dozen List

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Every year, the IRS compiles a list of common scams that taxpayers may encounter – its so-called “Dirty Dozen.” Today, the Service wrapped up the annual Dirty Dozen list of tax scams for 2023 with a reminder for taxpayers,...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] Canadian Forum on Global Economic Sanctions - September 22nd - 23rd, Toronto, ON, Canada

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The Canadian Institute’s 7th Annual Canadian Forum on Global Economic Sanctions returns to Toronto in-person and via livestream on September 22-23! Join a Canadian and international faculty of government of officials,...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Evolving Legal Issues for NFTs

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Introduction to NFTs- Throughout 2021 and 2022, Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have increasingly grown into public awareness. People often hear about NFTs through collectible projects like Bored Ape Yacht Club, CryptoPunks, and...more

Williams Mullen

Data Due Diligence In M&A Transactions: Ownership Rights in Data

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As data are quickly becoming a significant corporate asset, lawyers in corporate transactions need to consider the legal risks associated with data. Failure to understand and address these risks can result in significant...more

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