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DAOs have emerged as a polarizing topic in Web3, with some believing them to represent the essential ethos of decentralization while others considering them to be impractical, ineffective, and unscalable. This session will explore how DAOs have adapted to a legal and regulatory environment traditionally suitable for centralized firms and identify the key challenges faced […]

Web3 has seen an explosion of experimentation and innovation in traditional financial products, which has led to a whole new lexicon in finance, including Automated Market Makers (AMMs), yield farming, liquidity mining and flash loans. Industry players have also increased their efforts to bring more traditional financial products like derivatives and ETFs to digital assets. […]

The recent bankruptcy filings by Voyager Digital and Celsius have triggered calls for clearer guidelines on questions relating to cryptocurrency and bankruptcy. This session will discuss, among other things, whether crypto assets should be considered property of a bankruptcy estate or property of a customer and whether customers should be deemed secured or unsecured creditors. […]

In an unprecedented move, the U.S. Treasury Department recently sanctioned Tornado Cash, a widely used decentralized mixer protocol that enables private transactions on the Ethereum blockchain. Regulators highlight justifiable concerns relating to financial crimes and national security. Critics worry that cracking down on software – instead of targeted sanctions on individuals and organizations – sets […]