# NewOrder Monthly Report 3 #project-catalyst #monthly-report **Previous Report**: [[NewOrder Monthly Report 2]] **Date Written**: 20th February 2023 **Dates Covered**: December 16th 2022 - February 20th 2023 ## Background The work in this proposal is outsourced to the team of attorneys at Tevetoglu Legal. They work with the guidance of littlefish Foundation to investigate these subjects: 1 - Legal status of LFF Action NFTs 2 - Legal status of earning through Project Catalyst 3 - Legal frameworks for Decentralized Organizations 4 - Legal framework for tokens and coins 5 - Legal status of smart contracts 6 - Legal status of real world-asset backed tokens and coins 7 - Legal status of the data stored in blockchains 8 - Crowdfunding through ICO-ITO and Crypto Assets  9 - Taxation of crypto assets 10 - AML/KYC Regulations 11 - Legal meaning and status of whitepapers 12 - Intersection of Intellectual Property and BlockChain 13 - Metaverse and Law ![[NewOrder - Modules#Key Milestones and expected deliveries:]] ## Progress this month ### Module 1: Legal Research Read about this module here: [[NewOrder - Modules#**Module 1: Legal Research**]] The team concluded the research of the second problem area this month: **3 - Legal frameworks for Decentralized Organizations** You can find that document [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XWkk79LRLfhjWcM6VjV97wlQUv9jbnoO/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=105493237723142439851&rtpof=true&sd=true). The document will soon be put on the Vault after the reviews are completed. Then the team will work on **1 - Legal status of LFF Action NFTs** ### Module 2: Consultation and Educational Workshops Read about this module here: [[NewOrder - Modules#**Module 2: Consultation and Educational Workshops**]] We had no workshops after the initial one. We will start back up in late March with a workshop on DAO Legal Frameworks. ## Discussion This work has been slow so far. We're giving it more attention to speed it all up and get the proposal done by June at the latest.