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Noah Seidman on the Voter Escrow Partnership

Apr 6, 2025
01:41:07

🎙️ Guests:Noah Seidman – Legal autodidact, DeFi theoristHosts: Samuel McCulloch & Gerrit Hall

📜 Description:Is your smart contract a nominee? Is Curve a partnership? Are DeFi rewards really taxable? 🤯In this mind-bending episode, Noah Seidman joins Leviathan News to unpack his Voter Escrow Partnership Manifesto — a 40+ page legal analysis arguing that DeFi’s fee distributor contracts may qualify as nominee interest accounts, with preserved tax basis and no realized income until withdrawal.We dive deep into:✅ IRS vs. Congress: Who actually makes tax law✅ IRC §7701, §61, §701–703, §731 explained✅ Common law, dominion, and the Bollinger case (1988)✅ Smart contracts as autonomous legal entities✅ How to use Form 8275 to disclose your tax position✅ Why you might already be in a partnership 👀✅ The constitutional right to interpret law✅ What happens if the IRS disagrees — and what to do next📘 Read the full Voter Escrow Partnership Memo:👉 https://leviathannews.substack.com/p/the-voter-escrow-partnershipJoin us: https://t.me/leviathan_news

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