Includes table of cases. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Risks for lawyers practicing in the blockchain space / Ian Hu. Blockchain securities issues -- Securities law considerations for blockchain/digital asset offerings / Aaron Grinhaus -- Airdrops, token bounties and dividends / Steve Parr, Stephen Pederson -- Blockchain business structuring : offshore foundations and international business companies / Justin Cole -- Blockchain and digital asset tax issues -- Overview of the taxation of cryptocurrencies / Raffael Mazze, Kunal Parshotam -- Blockchain business structuring and tax considerations / Aaron Grinhaus -- Indirect tax implications of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology / Jay Tulsani -- Proceeds of crime and anti-money laundering issues with cryptographic assets -- Anti-money laundering and cryptographic assets / Ana Badour, Drew Wong -- Bitcoin teller machines and cryptocurrency exchanges / Aaron Grinhaus -- The law of smart contracts -- Introduction to smart contracts and the law / Pulat Yunusov -- Smart contracts 101 : from a technical to a legal understanding / Perma Banigan, Matthew Rappard, Zachary Skeith -- Intellectual property in blockchain and distributed ledger technology / Paul Horbal -- Cryptocurrency for fundraising and social causes / Omar Ha-Redeye -- Security issues for cryptographic asset wallets / R. Travis Leppky, Guy Sadeh -- Treatment of cryptocurrency assets under Canadian insolvency law / Amy ter Haar -- Risks for lawyers practicing in the blockchain space / Ian Hu.
Summary:
"This book is a comprehensive text addressing tax, securities, regulatory and other issues that are essential to practicing in this multidisciplinary space. It surveys legal issues related to blockchain, distributed ledger technology and smart contracts, which is an interdisciplinary area of law requiring expertise in tax, securities, anti-money laundering and FINTRAC regulations, class actions, estate planning, commercial transactions and others"--Provided by publisher.
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