Tennessee, a state typically behind the curve when it comes to forward-thinking legislation, is ahead for once.
Wednesday, Tennessee became the second state to pass legislation — HB2645 and SB2854 — to recognize and allow LLC registration of decentralized autonomous organizations, more commonly known as DAOs.
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