Thread by @lex_node, I'm getting a lot of casual legal questions about smart contract exploits/"hacking" [...]

I'm getting a lot of casual legal questions about smart contract exploits/"hacking" again. I have yet to write my own thing directly on this topic so I will just drop a few good third-party resources here, tell your friends:

Cyber Pickpockets: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency,
and the Law of Theft by Henry S. Zaytoun (student law review comment but pretty good)

https://scholarship.law.unc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=6709&context=nclr

@propelfoward's take on a recent SCOTUS CFAA ruling's potential impact on blockchain things: https://www.coindesk.com/us-supreme-court-computer-fraud-ruling-has-big-implications-for-crypto

US Supreme Court's Computer Fraud Ruling Has Big Implications for Crypto - CoinDesk

The case, which turns on how to interpret the 1986 Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, could set precedents for crypto in the years ahead.

https://www.coindesk.com/us-supreme-court-computer-fraud-ruling-has-big-implications-for-crypto

argument for how 51% attacks could be covered under the CFAA; could extend similar argument for smart contracts https://restislaw.com/liability-51-attacks-cfaa/

Are 51% Attacks Illegal? - Restis Law Firm, P.C.

51% Attacks are prohibited by the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), which can be used to recover losses and impose penalties on attackers.

https://restislaw.com/liability-51-attacks-cfaa/

my very quick/cheap take from a telegram chat I had about this awhile ago

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