BITS OF BLOCKS
BLOCKCHAIN, LAW AND REGULATION
Steven Pettigrove, Partner, Piper Alderman
Michael Bacina, Partner, Travers Thorp Alberga
Sports Illustrated launches Box Office NFT ticketing platform
American sports magazine, Sports Illustrated, has announced the launch of its own NFT-based ticketing platform on the Polygon Network....
Mastercard Launches Music Pass NFTs
Mastercard has announced the launch of their limited-edition Music Pass non-fungible tokens (NFT) as part of its Artist Accelerator...
It's in the bag: Hermes wins NFT infringement lawsuit over Birkin bags
The limits of artistic expression were tested this week as a US jury found that NFTs, featuring the design of the famous Hermès Birkin...
China to launch NFT marketplace
Despite China's ban on cryptocurrencies, China is continuing to explore the potential of digital assets with reports that a state-backed...
Do you need a token dealing policy? Managing insider trading, fraud and conflicts risk
The past year has seen two high profile incidents involving buying or selling crypto-assets (tokens and NFTs) based on information...
Trademark filings point to F1 NFTs
In recent years, fans have paid close attention to international trademark filings to have an early opportunity to look at what their...
A burning deadline passes for Hirst NFT collectors
In 2016, famous UK artist Damien Hirst started created 10,000 unique dot paintings in a collaborative project with HENI known as 'The...
Disney partners with Polygon for NFT acceleration
Walt Disney has named blockchain provider Polygon, as one of six companies to be joining its 2022 Disney Accelerator program. As a part...
NASA: No NFTs right now, please
Shattering the dreams of astronaut cat artists around the world, NASA has updated their media usage guidelines to request that their...