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08 - Decentralised Autonomous Organisations
This high-level overview introduces the concept of a DAO, key features, the importance and practicability of the concept of decentralisation, operational elements, use cases, legal, regulatory and tax considerations and current trends. DAOs are rapidly evolving and maturing and the subject of fast-moving legal, regulatory and judicial treatment. This chapter will be significantly revised in the next edition.
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06 - Social Tokens
An introduction to the three main types of social token: (1) personal tokens; (2) community tokens; & (3) social platform tokens. Includes a brief look at social token terms and conditions, smart contracts and regulatory issues. Key takeaways are the harsh terms and conditions to expect as a participant on a social token platform and the regulatory issues to watch out for when engaging with social tokens.
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05 - Non-Fungible Tokens
This section is split into two parts. In Part A we look at some practical and legal issues with regards ownership rights and intellectual property issues related to NFTS. In Part B we do a deep dive to look at whether an NFT could ever be fall within the remit of a financial regulatory asset or within the United Kingdom Gambling Act 2005.
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04 - Types of Cryptoassets, DeFi and On-chain Compliance
This section looks at different types of cryptoassets, including CBDCs and stablecoins, together with an overview of the adoption of the Financial Action Task Force recommendations in respect of Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs) and developments in the DeFi space.
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03 - Regulation of Cryptoassets
Sets out an in-depth overview of the regulatory treatment of cryptoassets in the UK, and consideration of the complicated intersection between the characterisation and treatment of cryptoassets that legal practitioners are required to evaluate from both a regulatory and legal perspective.
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02 - Commercial Application
Covering key considerations relevant to the conception, application and adoption of DLT/ blockchain by an enterprise including public vs private blockchains; setting up a private blockchain; and contracting for private blockchains.
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07 - Smart Contracts and Data Governance
This section is split in two parts. Part A provides an in-depth analysis of the advantages & disadvantages of SLCs, as well as consideration of hybrid partial digitisation of contracts.
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01 - An Overview of DLT
This overview of distributed leger technology (DLT) is included for readers who may not be familiar with the way it works. It shows how the use of ledgers has evolved over time, identifies some of the main characteristics of DLT, explores the mechanisms by which some distributed ledgers create, amend and replicate their digital records, and provides brief examples of different types of DLT - showing how blockchain, although the best know example, is not the only one that might be encountered.
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