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Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) Partnerships

Allen Matkins

Is A DAO A General Partnership, Unincorporated Association, Or Nothing At All?

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According to the Securities and Exchange Commission, a DAO is a "term used to describe a 'virtual' organization embodied in computer code and executed on a distributed ledger or blockchain".  That does not answer the...more

Walkers

Cayman Islands Foundation Companies The Leading Vehicle for wrapping a DAO

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Cayman Islands foundation companies ("FCs") remain the premier vehicle of choice for "wrapping" a Decentralised Autonomous Organisation ("DAO"). The FC structure balances the flexibility required for DAO operations with the...more

Patton Sullivan Brodehl LLP

The “DAO Jungle” Chronicles: Federal Court Allows DAO to be Sued as a Partnership

In a prior post — The DAO Jungle? — we recapped the State of Wyoming’s new legislation extending LLC protections to Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs). Under that Wyoming law, a DAO could register as a LLC and its...more

Allen Matkins

California Bill Would Create Decentralized Nonprofit Association Law

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As discussed in this recent post, Judge Larry Alan Burns recently ruled that the plaintiffs in class action had adequately pled that a distributed autonomous organization (DAO) was a partnership under California law.  Sarcuni...more

Venable LLP

DAO or Dare: The Implications of Sarcuni v. bZx DAO for DAO Member Liability

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The blockchain community has debated for years whether Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) can or should be analogized to a corporate form and whether they operate to insulate DAO members from legal liabilities....more

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