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   "text": "If DAO members do not formalize a legal structure for their entity, courts are very likely to impose one on them, which is a serious risk of DAO membership.",
   "abstract": "However, a very serious risk is associated with DAO membership in the sense that if the DAO members do not formalize a structure for their human-created entity, courts are very likely to impose one for the members of the DAO.",
   "citation": "Wulf A. Kaal, A Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) of DAOs (2021). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3799320",
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   "text": "A DAO needs a legal wrapper to represent it, because a DAO cannot by itself rent an office or sign a contract that can only happen on paper.",
   "abstract": "A DAO needs a legal wrapper representing the DAO in the sense that a DAO cannot rent an office or sign a contract that can only happen on paper.",
   "citation": "Wulf A. Kaal, A Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) of DAOs (2021). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3799320",
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