2022年7月、ALI/ULCは、UCCの修正案を採択し、各州による制定を推奨。今次修正は、UCCに新たな第12編を設けつつ、第9編を中心に関連規定も修正する内容。新たな第12編は、主に仮想通貨、代替不可能なトークン(NFTs)、電子記録によって証明される支払無体財産や売掛債権(payment intangibles and accounts evidenced by an electronic record)を対象にしたもの。デジタル財産が証券又はコモディティかや、デジタル財産への課税、送金業者法やマネーロンダリング法のデジタル財産への適用の論点は取り扱わず。
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