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Sina Kian

Sina Kian

Should Cryptocurrencies Be Considered Securities?

Maybe the biggest regulatory question facing cryptocurrencies is whether they are “securities” under the federal securities laws. If so…

Oct 11, 2021

Oct 11, 2021

Sina Kian

What are cryptocurrencies good for?

Maybe the most poorly understood feature of blockchain technology is the role of the cryptocurrencies that power them — and as a result…

Aug 12, 2021

Aug 12, 2021

Sina Kian

Why I joined a blockchain company called Aleo

I was recently asked on a podcast how I went from clerking on the Supreme Court to being a VP of Strategy for Aleo (a blockchain company)…

Jun 28, 2021

Jun 28, 2021

Sina Kian

NFTs are More Interesting Than You Think

The underlying technology is a potential game changer

Apr 9, 2021

Apr 9, 2021

Sina Kian

On the Executive Reversal of DACA

(1) This isn’t just cruel and needless; it’s affirmatively harmful for America. These children aren’t just dreamers. They’re soon-to-be…

Sep 6, 2017

Sep 6, 2017

Sina Kian

What to do after Charlottesville

Like so many people, and as a graduate of UVA, I’m heartbroken about what happened there this past weekend. I don’t know how to understand…

Aug 16, 2017

Aug 16, 2017

Sina Kian

The week we’ve had

(1) I voted for Clinton, but when Trump won, I wanted the best. The best looked something like this: an unorthodox president with a strange…

May 19, 2017

May 19, 2017

Sina Kian

President Obama’s Paid Speech — and the solution to what it might suggest

Thought this was a pretty good editorial by the NYT and it’s an interesting issue. On the one hand, as anyone who has been to law school…

May 1, 2017

May 1, 2017

Sina Kian

The Whitney Biennial: Contemporary Art is History

When the Whitney’s Biennial opened a few weeks ago, the critics came with hands on holsters and left, by and large, pleased, even ecstatic…

Apr 4, 2017

Apr 4, 2017

Sina Kian

Moving Obamacare Forward

Obamacare did a lot, but in rough terms, these are its most important features:

Mar 25, 2017

Mar 25, 2017

Sina Kian

Sina Kian

Tech, Security, & Global Affairs Fellow @ Strauss Center. Adj. Prof. @ UT Law School & NYU Law School. Anything I write = me thinking out loud, def not advice!

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