Named experts · Practitioner profile
Hilary J. Allen
American University Washington College of Law ↗ · United States
★ Editor's Watch — Non-EU crypto, Stablecoin issuance, Market abuse
About Hilary
Hilary J. Allen is Professor of Law at American University Washington College of Law and one of the most-influential academic critics of crypto-asset deregulation in the United States. Her published research and policy commentary focus on financial stability implications of crypto-asset markets, stablecoin systemic risk, and the broader question of whether crypto-asset financial infrastructure should be integrated with or quarantined from the traditional financial system. Her book "Driverless Finance" addresses the broader question of automation and financial-system stability with substantial application to crypto-asset frameworks.
Editor's note
Most-rigorous academic-side counterweight to industry-friendly crypto deregulation arguments. Driverless Finance essential reading on financial-stability implications.
Practice fields
Credentials
- Professor of Law, American University Washington College of Law
- Author of 'Driverless Finance: Fintech's Impact on Financial Stability' (Oxford University Press)
- Former Senior Counsel, US Financial Stability Oversight Council
- Frequent Congressional testimony on crypto-asset systemic risk
Jurisdictions
Sources
Every entry on this page is sourced from public records. The references below are the evidence base for the practitioner's expertise claims.
- American University WCL — Hilary J. Allen faculty profile — firm bio
- Oxford University Press — Driverless Finance — industry press
- US Congress — Hilary Allen testimony on crypto-asset regulation — regulator
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Knowledge-base coverage that overlaps with Hilary's practice (United States · Non-EU crypto, Stablecoin issuance, Market abuse).
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