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May 25, 2021

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6 min read

The Intellectual Property Value of Non-Fungible Tokens

Non-Fungible Tokens, known as NFTs, recently made headlines with sales of individual tokens valued at millions of dollars, comparable to sales of fine art.  Christie’s– a “conventional” auction house – sold its first NFT, the piece “Everydays: The First 5,000 Days” by the artist Beeple – for a staggering $69 million.

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December 18, 2019

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35 min read

When It Comes to Analyzing Utility Tokens, the SEC Staff’s “Framework for ‘Investment Contract’ Analysis of Digital Assets” May Be the Emperor Without Clothes (Or, Sometimes an Orange Is Just an Orange) (Part IV)

This is the fourth in a series of posts critical of the SEC’s approach to analyzing so-called “utility tokens” under the federal securities laws.

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November 26, 2019

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14 min read

When It Comes to Analyzing Utility Tokens, the SEC Staff’s “Framework for ‘Investment Contract’ Analysis of Digital Assets” May Be the Emperor Without Clothes (Or, Sometimes an Orange Is Just an Orange) (Part III)

This is the third in a series of posts critical of the SEC’s approach to analyzing so-called “utility tokens” under the federal securities laws.

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November 6, 2019

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12 min read

When It Comes to Analyzing Utility Tokens, the SEC Staff’s “Framework for ‘Investment Contract’ Analysis of Digital Assets” May Be the Emperor Without Clothes (Or, Sometimes an Orange Is Just an Orange) (Part II)

This is the second in a series of posts critical of the SEC’s approach to analyzing so-called “utility tokens” under the federal securities laws.

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October 28, 2019

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29 min read

When it Comes to Analyzing Utility Tokens, the SEC Staff’s “Framework for ‘Investment Contract’ Analysis of Digital Assets” May Be the Emperor Without Clothes (Or, Sometimes an Orange Is Just an Orange) (Part I)

This is the first in a series of posts critical of the SEC’s approach to analyzing so-called “utility tokens” under the federal securities laws.

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Winston & Strawn’s Non-Fungible Insights: Blockchain Decrypted blog tracks and provides user-friendly explanations of legal and regulatory developments related to blockchain technology including digital assets, NFTs, and smart contracts.

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