On Tornado Cash. A Bang.Can the TC sanctions serve as a catalyst for privacy protection advocacy.Aug 12, 2022Aug 12, 2022
Decentralized Organizations — Another Round of Definitional Questions & Existential CrisesA call to create flexible, workable definitions in crypto and DeFi as a means to help shape policy and narratives…Aug 16, 2021Aug 16, 2021
Published inCrypto — Law & Policy MusingsOn GME, Regulatory Paternalism and Decentralized Market PhenomenaThough seemingly coming from nowhere for many, the themes behind the Reddit-fueled r/wallstreetbets pump of GameStop feel familiar…Mar 3, 2021Mar 3, 2021
Breaking the Long Silence: The SEC Provides Guidance on Tokens (Part I)After what was, frankly, a painfully long period of silence, the SEC issued crypto guidance in the form of a no action letter and…Apr 8, 2019Apr 8, 2019
The Regulatory Dark Ages of CryptoI got through the July 16, 2018 hearings in the House. I intended to listen in the night of the hearings but had a head’s up that they…Aug 20, 2018Aug 20, 2018
Contortions for Compliance: Life Under New York’s BitLicense (Originally Published in CoinDesk, Jan…Sarah H. Brennan, a corporate and securities attorney, leads the blockchain technology, cryptocurrency and digital assets practice team at…Jul 26, 2018Jul 26, 2018
BitLicense Challenge Dead in the Water (Originally Published Jan 11, 2018)By Sarah H. Brennan and Sean P. BalkinJul 26, 2018Jul 26, 2018
SEC Settles Charges in Bitcoin-Denominated Offering (Originally Published Wednesday, June 11, 2014)On June 3, 2014, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) announced that it had settled with Erik T. Voorhees, a well-known…Jul 26, 2018Jul 26, 2018
NY OAG Tries Its Hand at Crypto Regulation: Expert Take (Originally Published on CoinTelegraph on…In our Expert Takes, opinion leaders from inside and outside the crypto industry express their views, share their experience and give…May 27, 2018May 27, 2018
Published inCrypto — Law & Policy MusingsOn Infant Industries and RegulationFor a regulatory framework to be effective, it needs to be tailored with precision to serve the dual goals of (x) mitigating risk and…May 11, 2018May 11, 2018
