Alabama Enacts DUNA Act: DAOs Get Legal Personality and Tax Framework

Alabama has become the second US state to grant decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) formal legal recognition, with Governor Kay Ivey signing the Alabama DUNA Act (Senate Bill 277) into law on April 1, 2026 – a move that hands Alabama crypto DAOs full legal personality, liability protection, and a clear path to tax compliance.The legislation resolves one of crypto’s most persistent structural gap…