There have been numerous debates over Ethereum style smart contracts. Are they smart? Are they contracts? What is clear, is that these computable commitments are able to run on “turing complete” blockchains deploying code “smart contracts” to serve and mimic legal structures. In other words, they are able to remove…

Rules against perpetual virtual machines First Published on LexDAO substack here on December 21, 2021 There have been numerous debates over Ethereum style smart contracts. Are they smart? Are they contracts? What is clear, is that these computable commitments are able to run on “turing complete” blockchains deploying code “smart contracts” to serve and mimic…

How to manage Real Property in a DAO (part 1/n) Continuing on from this great article by eaglelex https://medium.com/lexdaoism/nfts-evolutions-from-collectibles-to-real-estate-72d657cec4b1. Real entities can manage real property, which is a captain obvious point. But DAO’s can also be real entities when they are basically companies that want to govern assets on a…

The stated policy goals are to protect retail and encourage capital formation. Does retail feel protected by the current regulatory frameworks? Part 1 and Part 2 of this “Beyond the Wall” series if you missed them. Much of the essay has been spent on just the costs of the current…

If so, how does it get it back. Click HERE for Part 1 The SEC appears to be rapidly losing legitimacy. The players that tried an approach of engagement, like Coinbase, are getting hammered. A growing list of billionaires from Elon Musk and Mark Cuban and common folk alike are…

Part 1 — SEC Casts Watch — Crypto Regulation Beyond the Wall Science Fiction and Fantasy are such great blueprints for ethical and societal problems. Imagination is the blueprint for outrageous metaphors showcasing societal caricatures and power dynamics. They are creative sandboxes to explore human nature, ethics and morals without…

EXPERIMENTS WITH NFT’s Recently I have been fascinated with crypto history, firsts and lasts and going down some ever deepening rabbit holes. The DAO tokens, Cryptopunks and even early rug pulls. History is where we learn that most newly invented things were already invented in the past. Though usually lacking…

How to Use Fancy Math to Token Gate Due Diligence Rooms This is a cross post that combines my side side project Farmapper, with my side side project LexDAOism. Avid readers remember when we built a due diligence room on Farmapper in the cloud using tax assessor parcel shapes, legal…

Public Comments are Enshrined in Rule Making Law is code, code is law. But for either to work it takes a community. The community being governed must accept the law, or at least not overtly reject it. Therefore it is a staple of good public rulemaking to solicit public input into rule making. …