Suing the DAO: Jurisdiction, Collective Investment Schemes, and the Reality of Crypto Governance

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Decentralised Autonomous Organisations (DAOs) claim to operate without central control, legal personality , or jurisdiction. But when tens or hundreds of millions of dollars disappear, someone, something, somewhere must be sued.

This panel examines how DAOs operate in practice, how they are characterised in litigation, who can be sued, where, on what causes of action, and how courts are responding. It will also look at whether they may constitute collective investment schemes under section 235 FSMA.

Are DAOs general partnerships? Foundations? Trust structures? Or simply unincorporated associations with a marketing problem? When will the law catch up?