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Transferring legal title to a digital asset

19 March 2024 / Author(s): Hin Liu
Issue: May 2023 / Categories: Feature

In this article, Hin Liu considers what should be required to transfer legal title to a digital asset. He argues that the requirement should be a “change of control” coupled with an intention to transfer title, and that it would be inappropriate to require an “on-chain transfer”.

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