# NewOrder Monthly Report 4
#project-catalyst #monthly-report
**Previous Report**: [[NewOrder Monthly Report 3]]
**Date Written**: 20th March 2023
**Dates Covered**: February 20th 2023 - March 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 legal team reworked parts of the DAO Framework paper with additional feedback we collected from our team. **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.
We've specified the next research paper on: 1 - Legal status of LFF Action NFTs. [Here](https://littlefishfoundation.notion.site/Research-Specification-The-Legal-Status-of-Action-NFTs-84de61eefe8d4ca1baca0c1eb828a6c9)'s the specification for those who wish to take a sneak peek. And feel free to drop any comments so we can adjust the scope of the work.
### Module 2: Consultation and Educational Workshops
Read about this module here: [[NewOrder - Modules#**Module 2: Consultation and Educational Workshops**]]
We had no workshops this month. We will have our second workshop in a Catalyst After Town Hall session on DAO Frameworks in the coming weeks.
## Discussion
This work is still going slowly. But we established a full schedule and plan with the legal team to speed things up, so hopefully things will go smoother from now on.