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Chris Odinet

@chrisodinet.bsky.social

Law prof @ Texas A&M | commercial & consumer finance, property, fintech, bankruptcy, digital assets, banking @TAMULawSchool πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

613 Followers  |  275 Following  |  44 Posts  |  Joined: 11.11.2024  |  1.9293

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🚨NEW PAPER🚨

Can #NFTs serve as #digitaldeeds in #realestate transactions? In a new essay, @andreatosato.bsky.social & I explore this question (as well as talk about the #tokenization of #property more broadly)

Check it out: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

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28.08.2025 02:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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That’s a wrap! A huge thanks to the #CommercialLaw Centre’s #DigitalAssets Project @HMCOxford @UniofOxford for the opportunity to present our book & to the participants for the excellent comments & critiques πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ πŸ‘ @andreatosato.bsky.social

04.07.2025 10:40 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Taking our (nearly complete!) book on the road! ✈️
Joining my coauthor @andreatosato.bsky.social to present our πŸ“• β€œDigital Commercial Law” at the University of Oxford (Harris Manchester College) later this week πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§

01.07.2025 22:47 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Had such a great time w/ the folks @BAndOShow podcast, along with my coauthors Kara Bruce & @Andrea_Tosato, talking about how bankruptcy law applies to crypto organizations/DAOs: www.youtube.com/embed/4X904w...

06.06.2025 19:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A big thanks to the #ComplianceNET folks for a great conference. The best part was getting to be on the same panel as my good friend @NizanGP πŸ™Œ

30.05.2025 14:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Back @FordhamLaw this week for #ComplianceNET presenting my paper (w/ @professorkbruce & @Andrea_Tosato) on #DAOs in #bankruptcy

28.05.2025 13:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A big thanks to the @NewYorkFed's legal and compliance department for hosting us! πŸ™Œ

23.05.2025 15:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Kick-off this morning at the #AmericanLawInstitute

19.05.2025 12:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
This edited collection examines floating charges, a special type of security that covers a class of revolving assets, and functional equivalents across the world. The book explores a range of common threads and points of disparity based on expert insights in the field of security rights, with a comparative overview of 40 jurisdictions and chapters examining floating security in selected jurisdictions in Africa, Asia, Europe and North America.

This edited collection examines floating charges, a special type of security that covers a class of revolving assets, and functional equivalents across the world. The book explores a range of common threads and points of disparity based on expert insights in the field of security rights, with a comparative overview of 40 jurisdictions and chapters examining floating security in selected jurisdictions in Africa, Asia, Europe and North America.

Floating Charges in Comparative Perspective

Edited by Alisdair MacPherson @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social and Caroline Sophie Rapatz, University of Kiel

More information ➑️ www.e-elgar.com/shop/isbn/97...

Read free chapter on Elgaronline ➑️ doi.org/10.4337/9781...
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08.05.2025 07:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Headed to the annual meeting of the American Law Institute. Looking forward to hearing about (and voting on) the Fourth #Restatement of the Law of #Property

18.05.2025 13:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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And I got to sit next to the one and only, #consumerfinance law prof mentor extraordinaire, Kathleen Engel @Suffolk_Law

27.04.2025 02:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Many thanks to the American College of #Consumer Financial Services Lawyers for bringing me into the fold tonight

27.04.2025 02:23 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Such a lovely surprise! I’m glad we got to catch up! Safe travels this summer!

26.04.2025 13:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Great panel this morning on #gamification in #banking at the ABA Business Law Section meeting

25.04.2025 15:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Headed home to #NOLA for a meeting of the ABABusLaw section (and to see family & friends!). I’ll be discussing my paper (w/ Colleen Baker) on #gamification in #banking on Friday morning

24.04.2025 14:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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ContractsProf Blog: (Belated) Tuesday Top Ten - Contracts & Commercial Law Top SSRN Downloads for April 9, 2025 A day late, but not a dollar short! Apologies to our regular readers for being out of pocket yesterday, but we bring you the Wednesday stats from SSRN as a peace offering. Top Downloads For: Contracts...

The new top tens are out. Two barn-burners on new technology are running away at the top of both lists. But one is basically an extended ad for a product. I’m ambivalent about use of SSRN for this purpose. You judge.
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09.04.2025 21:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Headed to the @UniBarcelona for a joint research project w/ law profs from many other jurisdictions to talk about #mortgage #foreclosure & #forbearance responses during the #pandemic πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ

09.04.2025 21:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thanks to the wonderful folks at the KelleySchool at IndianaUniv for a great workshop today (and tour of this beautiful campus!) 🌹

28.03.2025 19:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Quick trip to the Indiana University Kelley School of Business to present my latest research paper on decentralized autonomous orgs in bankruptcy ✈️

27.03.2025 13:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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ContractsProf Blog: Tuesday Top Ten - Contracts & Commercial Law Top SSRN Downloads for March 18, 2025 Top Downloads For: Contracts & Commercial Law eJournal Recent Top Papers (60 days) As of: 17 Jan 2025 - 18 Mar 2025 Rank Paper Downloads 1. Crypto and the Property Question Andrea Tosato and Christoph...

The new Top Tens are out, and BCO is now just the warm-up band for @andreatosato.bsky.social and @chrisodinet.bsky.social's "Crypto and the Property Question.” All others stand in awe.
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18.03.2025 23:48 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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ContractsProf Blog: Tuesday Top Ten - Contracts & Commercial Law Top SSRN Downloads for March 11, 2025 Top Downloads For: Contracts & Commercial Law eJournal Recent Top Papers (60 days) As of: 10 Jan 2025 - 11 Mar 2025 Rank Paper Downloads 1. Bankrupt Crypto Organizations Kara J. Bruce, Christopher K. ...

Ack! A new Top Tens dropped while I was sleeping, and [double Ack!] @chrisodinet.bsky.social & @andreatosato.bsky.social's β€œCrypto & the Property Question” is challenging their BCO for the lead!
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12.03.2025 12:35 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The American Answer to Crypto's Property Question

Excited to see our work featured in the Oxford Business Law Blog today!

@chrisodinet.bsky.social and I explore how U.S. law answers the Crypto Property Question.

Post available here: blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/oblb/blog-po...

18.03.2025 13:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Professor Andrea Tosato

Professor Andrea Tosato

Professor Chris Odinet

Professor Chris Odinet

Professor Kara Bruce

Professor Kara Bruce

Today, we provide a tl;dr on β€œBankrupt Crypto Organizations," by @profthebruce.bsky.social, @andreatosato.bsky.social, & @chrisodinet.bsky.social. Bankruptcy forces centralization, disclosure, & hierarchy, all contrary to the crypto ethos.
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05.03.2025 13:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Kick off this morning by @vanloo.bsky.social here @ Boston U Law for the #ConsumerLawScholars Conference

06.03.2025 15:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Headed to @BU_Law for the annual #ConsumerLaw Scholars Conf. Looking forward to commenting on Jeffrey Gentes’ #mortgage paper & hearing lots of other interesting & important research

05.03.2025 16:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Chris Odinet

Chris Odinet

Andrea Tosato

Andrea Tosato

Kara Bruce

Kara Bruce

The new top tens are out, and the big development is that @chrisodinet.bsky.social and @andreatosato.bsky.social now have slipped into the #2 slot with Crypto & Property behind their #1 smash hit BCO co-authored w/ @profthebruce.bsky.social
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04.03.2025 20:08 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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ContractsProf Blog: In Memoriam: Juliet Moringiello, by Chris Odinet Memorial to Professor Juliet Moringiello It is with immense sadness and a very heavy heart that I share the news of Professor Juliet Moringiello’s passing. The legal academy has lost a brilliant schol...

The world of contracts law and scholarship has lost a dear colleague, Juliet Moringiello. @chrisodinet.bsky.social, one of many beneficiaries of her mentorship, has written a heartfelt post in her memory.
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04.03.2025 21:57 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I cannot even begin to express my sadness. Juliet had such a profound impact on my career. My mentor, friend, & coauthor. How very much I will miss you πŸ’™

04.03.2025 01:31 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Check out my new article with Andrea Tosato!

#Propertytheory, #digitalassets, emerging technologies, legal history...this paper has it all!

Come see what we identify as a subtle but distinct pattern in the development of US personal property law.

Details in the🧡below!

25.02.2025 11:07 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Crypto and the Property Question Is crypto property? The proliferation of digital assets such as cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, memecoins, and NFTs has confronted legal systems worldwide with t

⭐️🚨 New paper alert! 🚨⭐️ 1/

Co-authored w/ the amazing @chrisodinet.bsky.social

and shaped by our interactions with many friends & colleagues, I am thrilled to share:

Crypto and The Property Question

papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

24.02.2025 20:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

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