Sarah BrennanOn Tornado Cash. A Bang.Can the TC sanctions serve as a catalyst for privacy protection advocacy.5 min read·Aug 12, 2022----
Sarah BrennanDecentralized 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…7 min read·Aug 16, 2021----
Sarah BrennaninCrypto — 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…9 min read·Mar 3, 2021----
Sarah BrennanBreaking 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…3 min read·Apr 8, 2019----
Sarah BrennanThe 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…8 min read·Aug 20, 2018----
Sarah BrennanContortions 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…5 min read·Jul 26, 2018----
Sarah BrennanBitLicense Challenge Dead in the Water (Originally Published Jan 11, 2018)By Sarah H. Brennan and Sean P. Balkin3 min read·Jul 26, 2018----
Sarah BrennanSEC 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…2 min read·Jul 26, 2018----
Sarah BrennanNY 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…7 min read·May 27, 2018----
Sarah BrennaninCrypto — 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…5 min read·May 11, 2018----