What are NFTs? How do they work? And how are they valued? Listen to a series of spirited conversations featuring our KSW team about why we should care about NFTs and preview topics for future episodes as well, including how NFT exposure may factor into liability underwriting in the coming years.
In Demystifying NFTs Episode 1, Alice Budge of SR International is joined by Jennifer Stivrins and Vito Marzano of Kissel, Straton & Wilmer to discuss the super-basics of NFTs. What are NFTs? How do they work? And how are they valued? Our speakers have a spirited conversation about why we should care about NFTs and preview topics for future episodes as well, including how they expect NFT exposure to factor into liability underwriting in the coming years.
In Demystifying NFTs Episode 2, Alice Budge of SR International is joined by the head of Kissel Straton & Wilmer's media practice, Jennifer Stivrins, and her colleague Vito Marzano, to discuss the legal landscape in the U.S. surrounding NFTs and their intersection with intellectual property laws. Our speakers address how the courts have viewed NFTs in conjunction with both copyright and trademark laws, which cases we should be paying attention to now, and where they expect to see additional litigation in the future. Join them for a lively chat on Playboy Rabbitars, Metabirkins, Quentin Tarantino, and the Nike v. StockX ongoing saga.
In Demystifying NFTs Episode 3, Alice Budge, Jennifer Stivrins and Vito Marzano welcome guest contributor, Meredith Challender, of Kissel Straton & Wilmer, to the podcast. The group discusses the legal landscape in the U.S. surrounding NFTs and their intersection with securities and commodities regulation (or lack thereof), anti-money laundering laws and sanctions issues. The team dives deep into the current apparent "turf war" between the SEC and CFTC and examines how this might ultimately affect NFT liability and exposure.
In Demystifying NFTs Episode 4, Alice Budge, Jennifer Stivrins and Vito Marzano welcome guest contributor, Dave Sigmundson of Kroll to the podcast. Dave leads the group in a discussion on cybersecurity for digital assets including NFTs, common cybersecurity risks for NFTs, and the threat of quantum computing. Stay tuned to the end for a bonus chat on Dave’s thoughts on the impact of Artificial Intelligence on cyber crime.