Gravel & Shea Attorney Catherine Burke recently gave two presentations on blockchain law at The Tax and Estate Planning Forum in San Diego, California. In an overview seminar, Catherine focused on understanding the technology itself as well as the new corporate structure, a blockchain-based limited […]
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Blockchain Companies Should Be Banging Down the BBLLC Doors
Oliver Goodenough and Katie Taylor Many blockchain pioneers are utopians and libertarians. Stephen Tual, one of the developers of the infamous blockchain investment fund The Dao, has argued that blockchain activities are not bound by laws and regulations but rather by “the code.” The idea […]
Captive Review Reports on Blockchain and Captive Insurance Working Group in Vermont
Captive Review reports on the activities of a blockchain captive insurance working group formed by the Distributed Ledger Governance Association (DLGA), with members drawn from the Vermont Captive Insurance Association (VCIA)
dOrg Launches First Limited Liability DAO
dOrg, a blockchain development cooperative, announced today that it is now the first legally established Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) under United States law. After deploying its DAO to the Ethereum blockchain, dOrg formed a Blockchain-Based Limited Liability Company (BBLLC) in Vermont, dOrg LLC. By linking […]
Blockchain-Enabled Consensus Community Engagement App Launches in South Burlington, Vermont
The City of South Burlington and the Toronto-based artificial intelligence/blockchain company Consensus announced the official launch today of a groundbreaking app using blockchain technology to gather real-time feedback from residents about municipal issues. The Consensus app is the first blockchain-based citizen engagement platform in use […]
Vermont’s Latest Blockchain Pilot Project Aims to Enhance Community Engagement
A pilot of a smart governance app launching soon in South Burlington, Vermont continues to gain attention as a model for city governments interested in communicating with residents in real time. The groundbreaking blockchain app should be available to residents of South Burlington in June, […]
Spring Blockchain News & Events
Gravel & Shea blockchain initiatives include supporting the Consensus AI governance app pilot and co-hosting a Blockchain Symposium with Champlain College
ABA Journal Features Vermont Blockchain Laws and Gravel & Shea Special Counsel
ABA Journal highlighted actions states like Wyoming and Vermont are taking to improve the legal landscape for blockchain companies.
Registration Open for March 27th Blockchain Symposium in Burlington, Vermont
by Catherine Burke A Blockchain Symposium featuring leading distributed ledger technology speakers is coming to Champlain College (in Burlington, Vermont) on March 27, 2019. The event promises great professional networking, business development, and educational opportunities, both for seasoned blockchain professionals and for businesses and students […]
Gravel & Shea Completes Vermont’s First 100% Cryptocurrency Real Estate Transaction on the Blockchain
A 12-foot strip of land in the City of Burlington, Vermont provided the opportunity to close an innovative real estate transaction this month. Dozens of homes in Burlington’s South End, including one along Lyman Avenue, back up to land that was historically owned by a […]