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Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
As used in this chapter:
(1) “Decentralized organization” means a decentralized organization, organized under this chapter;
(2) “Digital asset” means:
(A) An electronic record in which a person has a right or interest; and
(B) Does not include an underlying asset or liability unless the asset or liability is itself an electronic record;
(3) “Distributed ledger technology” means a distributed ledger protocol and supporting infrastructure, including blockchain, that uses a distributed, decentralized, shared, and replicated ledger, whether it be public or private, permissioned or permissionless, and that may include the use of electronic currencies or electronic tokens as a medium of electronic exchange;
(4) “Electronic,” relating to technology, means having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities;
(5) “Majority of the members” means the approval of more than fifty percent (50%) of participating membership interests in a vote for which a quorum of members is participating, excluding a person who dissociates from the organization as set forth in § 48-250-112;
(6) “Membership interest” means:
(A) A member's ownership share in a member-managed decentralized organization, which may be defined in the entity's articles of organization, smart contract, or operating agreement; or
(B) A digital asset, if designated as a membership interest in the organization's articles of organization or operating agreement;
(7) “Publicly available identifier” includes, but is not limited to, a URL, contract address, published whitepaper, or other similar item that is available to the public;
(8) “Quorum” means a minimum requirement on the sum of membership interests participating in a vote for that vote to be valid;
(9) “Record” means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form; and
(10) “Smart contract” means an event-driven computer program, that executes on an electronic, distributed, decentralized, shared, and replicated ledger that is used to automate transactions, including, but not limited to, transactions that:
(A) Take custody over and instruct transfer of assets on that ledger;
(B) Create and distribute electronic assets;
(C) Synchronize information; or
(D) Manage identity and user access to software applications.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Tennessee Code Title 48. Corporations and Associations § 48-250-101 - last updated January 02, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tn/title-48-corporations-and-associations/tn-code-sect-48-250-101/
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