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US Court Classifies Tornado Cash as ‘Person’ in Verdict Echoing Ooki DAO Designation
19.8.2023
A recent ruling by a U.S. judge declared that Tornado Cash holds the legal status of a “person.” This development came on the heels of a previous verdict in June, which recognized the decentralized autonomous organization Ooki DAO in a similar manner. U.S. Judiciary Designates Tornado Cash...
Notions of DAO Immunity Sink as CFTC Lawsuit Declares Ooki DAO a ‘Person’ Under the Law
11.6.2023
On June 9, 2023, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) declared victory in a lawsuit against Ooki DAO, a decentralized autonomous organization. According to the CFTC, the judge’s ruling that the Ooki DAO is a “person” under the Commodity Exchange Act sets a new legal...
Ooki DAO to shut down after 'precedent setting' court battle with CFTC
10.6.2023
The CFTC highlighted that “critically, in a precedent-setting decision” the Ooki DAO was held in court as “‘person’ under the Commodity Exchange Act.”
CFTC Wins Lawsuit Against Ooki DAO
9.6.2023
The Liability of DAOs and Their Founders Has Been Put to the Test in Court
29.3.2023
Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) are beginning to look like general partnerships in the eyes of U.S. courts
Ooki DAO misses lawsuit response deadline, default judgment on the cards
12.1.2023
The commodities regulator has begun the process of getting a court ruling on the Ooki DAO case after the latter failed to respond to the lawsuit by the deadline
Judge orders CFTC to serve Ooki DAO founders with lawsuit
13.12.2022
The DAO was initially served with a lawsuit via a help chat box but a federal judge said the regulator “should serve at least one identifiable Token Holder.”
The CFTC's Ooki Dao action is a bad omen for American crypto developers
17.10.2022
Decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) were supposed to be regulation-proof. Federal regulators now have targeted not just a DAO, but also its investors
CFTC can issue summons through Ooki DAO's help chat box, says judge
4.10.2022
A federal judge said the court’s decision was based on the CFTC effectively serving the Ooki DAO by providing the necessary documents in its Sept. 22 lawsuit
Ooki DAO members explore options in response to CFTC lawsuit
29.9.2022
Members of the Ooki DAO are discussing various ways to respond to the recent lawsuit filed by the CFTC
CTFC slammed for 'blatant regulation by enforcement' over Ooki DAO case
23.9.2022
The CFTC’s actions have even been met with strong pushback from its own commissioner, while others have drawn comparisons to the SEC’s regulation by enforcement tactics