The Decentralised Autonomous Organization: Legal personality and the problem governance

Title
The Decentralised Autonomous Organization: Legal personality and the problem governance
Publication Date
2024-05-07
Author(s)
Charlton, Guy C
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2292-7811
Email: gcharlt3@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:gcharlt3
Adams, Michael
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7577-3532
Email: madams42@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:madams42
Whang, Cindy
Type of document
Journal Article
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh, University Library System
Place of publication
United States of America
DOI
10.5195/jlc.2023.269
UNE publication id
une:1959.11/60686
Abstract

On July 1, 2021, the Wyoming "Decentralised Autonomous Organizations Act" entered into force. This act followed pioneering 2018 Vermont legislation that allows for the establishment of Blockchain-based Limited Liability Companies.1 The legislation extends Wyoming’s earlier legislative innovations involving the recognition and use of cryptocurrencies.2 It is the first legislation fully recognising a "Decentralised Autonomous Organization" (DAO) as a legal entity as a distinct DAO Limited Liability Company (LLC).3 It establishes a procedure whereby DAO members, managers and business organizations, which have previously functioned outside the usual legal rules that govern business forms and governance can avail themselves to the benefits of limited liability and legal entity status. Building on the Wyoming LLC Law,4 the Act also sets forth minimal obligations for managers, underlying governance arrangements for governance tokens and protections for DAO members.

Link
Citation
Journal of Law & Commerce, 42(1), p. 55-86
ISSN
2164-7984
0733-2491
Start page
55
End page
86
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International

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