Staking: what legal qualification for what regulatory framework?
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In a joint article, a number of lawyers and legal experts who are members of the Legal Blockchain & Crypto Association* discuss the legal nature of staking and its impact on a rapidly expanding business.

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Legal Blockchain & Crypto Association

The Legal Blockchain & Cryptos Association (LBCA) is a Paris-based association that connects experts in crypto-asset and blockchain regulation. Its members include lawyers from international business law firms, academics and in-house lawyers at Web3 companies. The association aims to develop legal analysis of crypto-assets and blockchain technologies, facilitate connections among legal professionals in these fields and support research into crypto-asset and blockchain law. It organises an annual conference on crypto-asset regulation, eligible for lawyers' professional training and informed by the work of its working groups.

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