How to Legally Structure a DAO in NZ

Date: 19/12/2023

Host: Kevin Whitmore, Business Innovation Advisor at Callaghan Innovation

Guests: Jeremy Muir, Partner and Elise Plunket, Solicitor at Minter Ellison Rudd Watts.

Webinar Length: 1:21:58

Transcript

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0:00 Introduction
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05:12 DAO definition and key characteristics
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11:36 DAO use cases
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16:16 Legal status
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19:10 Smart contracts
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21:18 Participation in DAOs
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26:08 DAO structures - Partnership
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29:54 DAO structures - Limited partnership
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32:43 DAO structures - Unincorporated society
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37:24 DAO structures - Incorporated society
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40:28 DAO structure - Company
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45:47 DAO structures - Trust
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48:40 DAO working models
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56:07 Should NZ follow US state footsteps to wrap DAOs in LLC models?
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58:06 Can an incorporated society distribute physical objects through free trade?
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01:01:25 Borderless collaboration and DAO jurisdictions
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01:05:20 Addressing complexity and Minimum Viable Product (MVP)
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01:08:04 Upcoming topics for DAOs in 2024
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01:15:47 How might AI and DAOs interact in the near future?
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01:18:00 DAOs falling afoul of regulators in NZ