In what appears to be a case of first impression, a federal district court has held that a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) is a person subject to the provisions of
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Douglas E. Arend focuses his practice on commodity futures, derivatives and securities, with an emphasis on managed funds. He represents registered and exempt investment advisers, commodity pools and hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, introducing brokers, futures commission merchants and broker-dealers. Douglas concentrates on complex transactional and regulatory matters, including public and private offerings, fund formation, business structuring, registration and compliance. His public fund experience includes SEC registered offerings, and compliance with the Securities Act of 1933, the Dodd-Frank Act, the Commodity Exchange Act and CFTC regulations.
In what appears to be a case of first impression, a federal district court has held that a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) is a person subject to the provisions of…
Continue Reading In Decentralized Finance, DAOs Are People TooNational Futures Association (NFA) is the self-regulatory organization for the U.S. futures and derivatives industry and derives its authority as a registered futures association by designation from the Commodity Futures…
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