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# Legal

1. "Regulating the Robots: Legal Aspects of Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Systems," by Ryan Abbott (2018). This book provides an overview of the legal issues surrounding AI and autonomous systems, including issues related to liability, regulation, and governance.
2. "Regulating the Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO)," by Tae Yeon Kim, in the International Journal of Law and Technology (2019). This article discusses the legal and regulatory challenges facing DAOs and suggests ways in which they could be addressed.
3. "Regulating Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs)," by Rachel Liao, in the Journal of Business Law and Ethics (2019). This article examines the regulatory challenges posed by DAOs and suggests ways in which they could be addressed.
4. "The DAO Whitepaper," by Slock.it (2016). This whitepaper provides an overview of the technical and legal structure of The DAO, which was the first decentralized autonomous organization on the Ethereum blockchain.
5. "Wyoming Special Purpose Depository Institution (SPDI) Act" is a law that has been passed in Wyoming, USA in 2019, it allows for the creation of a new type of financial institution called a "Special Purpose Depository Institution" (SPDI) which is a type of bank that can hold digital assets.
6. "Wyoming's DAO LLC Act: A New Framework for Decentralized Autonomous Organizations" by Caitlin Long, in the Journal of Corporate and Contract Law (2020). This article discusses the Wyoming DAO LLC Act, which allows for the formation of decentralized autonomous organizations as LLCs in the state of Wyoming and the benefits of this structure for decentralized organizations.
7. "DAOs, Democracy and Governance" by Primavera de Filippi and Aaron Wright, in the Harvard Business Review (2019) This article discusses the governance of decentralized autonomous organizations and the challenges of achieving true decentralization and democracy in these types of organizations.
8. "ENROLLED ACT NO. 73" SIXTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2021 GENERAL SESSION, 17-31-103. Application of Wyoming Limited Liability Company Act. The Wyoming Limited Liability Company Act applies to decentralized autonomous organizations to the extent not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter and the powers provided to the secretary of state by W\.S. 17-29-1102.


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