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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

TriBar Releases Report on Digital Asset Opinions under UCC Article 12

The official drafting committees of the Uniform Commercial Code have promulgated proposed amendments (the “2022 Amendments”) to address transactions with certain digital assets, notably adding a new Article 12 on Controllable...more

Mayer Brown

The Promise and Potential of Blockchain and New UCC Article 12

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Executive Summary: In the summer and fall of 2022, electronic transactions were undergoing a sea change, but riding different tides: in the summer, the Uniform Law Commission approved a set of amendments to the Uniform...more

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Digital Assets as Collateral Under the Uniform Commercial Code

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In 2019, the American Law Institute (“ALI”) and Uniform Law Commission (“ULC”) began developing amendments to the Uniform Commercial Code (“UCC”) to adapt to the changing landscape of transactions involving digital assets,...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Possessing the Unpossessable – Holding Digital Assets in Your UCC Hands

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Non-fungible tokens, crypto tokens, cryptocurrencies, and other digital assets generally cannot be held in your physical hands, but they may now be legally possessed, under the Uniform Commercial Code in Delaware and other...more

Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig PLLC

The Importance Of Digital Asset Planning In Virginia

Our lives are increasingly connected to the online world. We share our business ventures, promote opportunities, use social media as a photo album to track special moments in time, and even purchase valuable cryptocurrency...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Financial Markets and Funds Quick Take | Issue 10

Katten Named Leader in Blockchain and Cryptocurrency in Chambers FinTech 2023 Guide - Katten announced that the firm had attained a superior ranking in the Chambers FinTech 2023 guide. Katten was recognized as a leader in...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Amendments to Uniform Commercial Code Aim To Provide Clarity on the Transfer of Digital Assets

Over the last few years, stakeholders in the digital asset space have questioned how digital assets should be treated for purposes of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), a comprehensive body of laws relating to commercial...more

McGlinchey Stafford

Podcast: DeFi and Digital Assets: What do the UCC Amendments Mean for Business Transactions? [More with McGlinchey, Ep. 46]

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Big changes are coming to the UCC, the Uniform Commercial Code, with regard to cryptocurrency and other digital assets. What will that mean to business transactions involving those digital assets going forward? In this...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

The UCC Gets a Digital Asset Refresh

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A new Article 12 and amendments to Article 9 regarding “controllable electronic records” would govern transactions and security interests in digital assets. On July 13, 2022, the Uniform Law Commission (in partnership...more

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Agencies Approve Final Rule: Computer-Security Incident Notification

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In This Issue. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (together, the Agencies) issued a final rule...more

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New Jersey Enacts Uniform Fiduciary Access To Digital Assets Act

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New Jersey recently enacted the Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act (the “Act”). In general, the Act provides executors, trustees, guardians, and power of attorney holders (“fiduciaries”) with the ability to access...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Client Alert: Florida Passes the Florida Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act

The Florida Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act (the “Act”) took effect as of July 1, 2016. The digital world is growing at an exponential rate. The Act provides much needed guidance for digital asset owners of how they...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Accounts Act Adopted by Four States

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With the shift from traditional hard copy paper documents towards electronic records stored Cloud Computing-based software and services (e.g., iCloud, Dropbox, Google Drive, etc.), access to and use of digital assets by...more

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