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Critics: Infrastructure Bill’s Crypto Provisions Hamstring Emerging Technologies Companies
 1000 648 David Hoppe
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After several months of negotiations, the U.S. Senate passed the Infrastructure Bill in August. Officially dubbed the ‘Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act’, the bipartisan bill is part of President Biden’s wider economic agenda.

MetaClan Combines Esports and the Decentralized Organization
 1000 648 David Hoppe
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The online gaming community is always looking for the next new device, technology, or adventure. What if the latest idea is to start a gaming collective that leverages cryptotoken and blockchain technologies? The online gaming community is helping push the boundaries for non-traditional organizational structures in the esports arena.

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Chain of Justice or Broken Link?: Blockchain and Crypto Dispute Resolution
 1000 648 David Hoppe
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Technologies such as cryptocurrencies, smart contracts, and blockchain applications have become immensely popular in video gaming. Blockchain and crypto-based games like Axie Infinity are increasing in numbers and a number of gaming and esports organizations even rely on these technologies to manage and run their operations, as is the case with MetaClan.

State Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Technologies Regulation a Minefield for Video Game Developers
 1000 648 David Hoppe
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US legislation regarding blockchain technologies varies widely from state to state and these regulations can bear heavily on the founding, funding, and operation of video game, VR/AR/XR, and other players in the digital media space.

Tick…Tick…Boom!
 1000 648 Christopher Reggie
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After CJEU ruling, pre-ticked consent boxes could blow up in merchants’ faces A Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruling late last year places much greater restrictions on how video game and other websites obtain users’ permission to collect and store their personal data. From now on, any company wishing to gather and…

‘Seller Beware’ – Important Legal Considerations Before Jumping on the NFT Bandwagons
 1000 648 David Hoppe
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Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are becoming increasingly popular. In comparison with fungible tokens such as Bitcoin and Ethereum which can be divided into smaller parts, each non-fungible token is indivisible and has its own distinct value.

Key Legal Considerations to Successfully Build an NFT Marketplace
 1000 648 David Hoppe
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Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are becoming increasingly popular. In comparison with fungible tokens such as Bitcoin and Ethereum which can be divided into smaller parts, each non-fungible token is indivisible and has its own distinct value.

Who Creates NFTs, and Why?
 1000 648 David Hoppe
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The New York Times archives are filled with thousands of stories in print storage and digital databases. Subscribers can access and read these stories whenever they like. However, on March 24th, 2021 a collector paid more than $500,000 for a non-fungible token (NFT) of the first article the Gray Lady ever published about NFTs and cryptocurrency.

Essential Considerations in NFT Licensing Agreements
 1000 648 David Hoppe
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Technology has changed the way the world generates, grows, stores, and maintains value. The concept of “asset” has evolved from strictly tangible exchange media to digital property such as cryptocurrency and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Digital assets are the latest trend, occupying the thoughts – and wallets – of a growing number of buyers, investors, and speculators.