Regulating Centralized Stablecoins cited by the Oesterreichische Nationalbank
Working Paper No. 280 of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank cites the essay's analysis of MiCA and the GENIUS Act.
Andrea Tosato
Homer R. Mitchell Endowed Professor in Commercial and Insurance Law SMU Dedman School of Law
Private law, commercial law, and the legal architecture of modern intangible assets.
News
Andrea Tosato named Homer R. Mitchell Endowed Professor in Commercial and Insurance Law
Andrea Tosato has been named the Homer R. Mitchell Endowed Professor in Commercial and Insurance Law at SMU Dedman School of Law.
Featured on the Macro Musings Podcast: The Moneyness of Stablecoins
Joined David Beckworth on the Macro Musings podcast with Christopher K. Odinet and Yesha Yadav to discuss the forthcoming Yale Law Journal article on the moneyness of stablecoins.
Eighth Session of the UNIDROIT Working Group on Verified Carbon Credits
Participating in the Eighth Session of the Working Group on the Legal Nature of Verified Carbon Credits at UNIDROIT in Rome.
The Moneyness of Stablecoins forthcoming in the Yale Law Journal
New article with Christopher K. Odinet and Yesha Yadav, developing an original framework for stablecoin moneyness.
About
A private law and commercial law scholar, examining how legal frameworks developed for tangible property adapt to assets that are intangible, programmable, and distributed. Current work addresses digital assets, stablecoins, and verified carbon credits, at the intersection of secured transactions and bankruptcy.
Contributor to the 2022 Amendments to the Uniform Commercial Code, member of the UNIDROIT drafting committees on digital assets and verified carbon credits, co-reporter for the Uniform Law Commission Study Committee on a Commercial Law Framework for Voluntary Carbon Credits, and Associate Research Director of the Permanent Editorial Board for the UCC. Elected to the American Law Institute in 2025.
Writing
Articles · recent
- Christopher K. Odinet, Andrea Tosato, Yesha Yadav, The Moneyness of Stablecoins, 136 Yale Law Journal (forthcoming 2026).
- Carla L. Reyes, Andrea Tosato, Andrew Hinkes, Code is Not Law, 54 Florida State University Law Review (forthcoming 2026).
- Kara Bruce, Christopher K. Odinet, Andrea Tosato, Bankrupt Crypto Organizations, 104 North Carolina Law Review (2026).
Shorter writings
- Christopher K. Odinet, Andrea Tosato, Seeing the Intangible: Juliet Moringiello's Enduring Legacy in Property Law, American Bankruptcy Law Journal (forthcoming 2026).
- Christopher K. Odinet, Andrea Tosato, Regulating Centralized Stablecoins: Comparing MiCAR and the GENIUS Act, Notre Dame Law Review Reflection (forthcoming 2026).
- Christopher K. Odinet, Andrea Tosato, Tokenized Real Estate: The Law and Tech of Digital Deeds, Ohio State Law Journal Online (forthcoming 2026).