# NewOrder Monthly Report 5
#project-catalyst #monthly-report
**Previous Report**: [[NewOrder Monthly Report 4]]
**Date Written**: 20th April 2023
**Dates Covered**: 20th March 2023 - 20th April 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
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## Progress this month
### Module 1: Legal Research
Read about this module here: [[NewOrder - Modules#**Module 1: Legal Research**]]
The legal team is working on **1 - Legal status of LFF Action NFTs**. The status is pre-draft. We think it will be completed by the next report.
Here's the Medium article we published on the previous research topic: https://medium.com/@littlefishfoundation/a-new-dawn-for-corporations-in-the-age-of-digitalization-daos-3917bd0608c0
### Module 2: Consultation and Educational Workshops
Read about this module here: [[NewOrder - Modules#**Module 2: Consultation and Educational Workshops**]]
We had the second workshop on DAO Legal Frameworks at a Catalyst After Town Hall Breakout Room. You can watch it [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YezMQsMbZo).