NFT - Legal Token Classification

EU Blockchain Observatory and Forum NFT Reports

14 Pages Posted: 24 Jul 2021

See all articles by Claudia Di Bernardino

Claudia Di Bernardino

Independent; United Nations - Economic Commission for Europe

Andres Chomczyk Penedo

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Joshua Ellul

University of Malta

Agata Ferreira

Warsaw University of Technology

Axel von Goldbeck

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Robert Herian

University of Exeter

Alireza Siadat

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Nina-Luisa Siedler

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Date Written: July 22, 2021

Abstract

This report is the first of a series of brief papers relating to the main legal aspects of non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The aim is to highlight NFT characteristics and provide an extensive but not exhaustive overview of the legal classification and frameworks across the globe. The report places a special focus on EU laws, but it is not limited to this.

Keywords: NFTs, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Legal Classification

Suggested Citation

Di Bernardino, Claudia and Chomczyk Penedo, Andres and Ellul, Joshua and Ferreira, Agata and von Goldbeck, Axel and Herian, Robert and Siadat, Alireza and Siedler, Nina-Luisa, NFT - Legal Token Classification (July 22, 2021). EU Blockchain Observatory and Forum NFT Reports, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3891872

Claudia Di Bernardino

Independent

United Nations - Economic Commission for Europe

Palais des Nations
Geneva
Switzerland

Andres Chomczyk Penedo

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Joshua Ellul

University of Malta ( email )

Msida MSD 2080
Msida MSD 06
Malta

Agata Ferreira (Contact Author)

Warsaw University of Technology ( email )

Pl. Politechniki 1
Warsaw, 00-661
Poland

Axel Von Goldbeck

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Robert Herian

University of Exeter ( email )

Streatham Court
University of Exeter
Exeter, EX4 4QJ
United Kingdom

Alireza Siadat

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Nina-Luisa Siedler

affiliation not provided to SSRN

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