Wow! This is unexpected and scary. I understand the judges reasoning, but designating a smart contract as a legal 'person' seems to be problematic. I wonder what legal loopholes this will open in the future.
https://news.bitcoin.com/us-court-classifies-tornado-cash-as-person-in-verdict-echoing-ooki-dao-designation/
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2023-08-19 21:56:05
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npub188msq9d8tkdnakhlg9j0sn4602773et7ue95u5xeuszf082wx79qq4vz6aPublished at
2023-08-19 21:56:05Event JSON
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"content": "Wow! This is unexpected and scary. I understand the judges reasoning, but designating a smart contract as a legal 'person' seems to be problematic. I wonder what legal loopholes this will open in the future.\n\nhttps://news.bitcoin.com/us-court-classifies-tornado-cash-as-person-in-verdict-echoing-ooki-dao-designation/",
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