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Taxing Bitcoin And Blockchains—What The Irs Told Us (And What It Didn’T), David J. Shakow
Taxing Bitcoin And Blockchains—What The Irs Told Us (And What It Didn’T), David J. Shakow
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The IRS recently issued its second description of how it will treat Bitcoin and other blockchain assets. Some of its analysis leaves open questions that invite further consideration, and important issues remain unresolved. Moreover, because the popular Bitcoin blockchain uses a "proof of work" consensus procedure, issues relating to the alternative "proof of stake" procedure have been neglected.
Intermediated Securities Holding Systems Revisited: A View Through The Prism Of Transparency, Thomas Keijser, Charles W. Mooney Jr.
Intermediated Securities Holding Systems Revisited: A View Through The Prism Of Transparency, Thomas Keijser, Charles W. Mooney Jr.
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This chapter explains several benefits of adopting transparent information technology systems for intermediated securities holding infrastructures. Such transparent systems could ameliorate various prevailing problems that confront existing tiered, intermediated holding systems, including those related to corporate actions (dividends, voting), claims against issuers and upper-tier intermediaries, loss sharing and set-off in insolvency proceedings, money laundering and terrorist financing, and privacy, data protection, and confidentiality. Moreover, transparent systems could improve the functions of intermediated holding systems even without changes in laws or regulations. They also could provide a catalyst for law reform and a roadmap for substantive content of reforms. Among potential …
The Hanging Chads Of Corporate Voting, Marcel Kahan, Edward B. Rock
The Hanging Chads Of Corporate Voting, Marcel Kahan, Edward B. Rock
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Never has voting been more important in corporate law. With greater activism among shareholders and the shift from plurality to majority voting for directors, the number of close votes is rising. But is the basic technology of corporate voting adequate to the task? In this Article, we first examine the incredibly complicated system of US corporate voting, a complexity that is driven by the underlying custodial ownership structure, by dispersed ownership and large trading volumes, and by the rise in short-selling and derivatives. We identify three ways in which things predictably go wrong: pathologies of complexity; pathologies of ownership; and …
The Roles Of Individuals In Ucc Reform: Is The Uniform Law Process A Potted Plant? The Case Of Revised Ucc Article 8, Charles W. Mooney Jr.
The Roles Of Individuals In Ucc Reform: Is The Uniform Law Process A Potted Plant? The Case Of Revised Ucc Article 8, Charles W. Mooney Jr.
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Negotiability, Electronic Commercial Practices, And A New Structure For The U.C.C. Article 9 Filing System, Steven L. Harris, Charles W. Mooney Jr.
Negotiability, Electronic Commercial Practices, And A New Structure For The U.C.C. Article 9 Filing System, Steven L. Harris, Charles W. Mooney Jr.
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A Property-Based Theory Of Security Interests: Taking Debtor's Choices Seriously, Steven L. Harris, Charles W. Mooney Jr.
A Property-Based Theory Of Security Interests: Taking Debtor's Choices Seriously, Steven L. Harris, Charles W. Mooney Jr.
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Good Faith Transferees Of U.S. Treasury Securities And Other Weird Ideas: Making Federal Commercial Law, Charles W. Mooney Jr.
Good Faith Transferees Of U.S. Treasury Securities And Other Weird Ideas: Making Federal Commercial Law, Charles W. Mooney Jr.
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Property, Credit, And Regulation Meet Information Technology: Clearance And Settlement In The Securities Markets, Charles W. Mooney Jr.
Property, Credit, And Regulation Meet Information Technology: Clearance And Settlement In The Securities Markets, Charles W. Mooney Jr.
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Beyond Negotiability: A New Model For Transfer And Pledge Of Interests In Securities Controlled By Intermediaries, Charles W. Mooney Jr.
Beyond Negotiability: A New Model For Transfer And Pledge Of Interests In Securities Controlled By Intermediaries, Charles W. Mooney Jr.
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