Hester Peirce

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce on 2022 Crypto Regulation Outlook
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce on 2022 Crypto Regulation Outlook
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner aka “Crypto Mom” Hester Peirce discusses her outlook for the U.S. crypto regulatory and policy landscape in 2022. Plus, t...
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce on 2022 Crypto Regulation Outlook

2021: The Year of Crypto Policy and Regulations
2021: The Year of Crypto Policy and Regulations
From the U.S. infrastructure bill to multiple Capitol Hill hearings on stablecoins, from Turkey banning crypto transactions to China banning crypto mining to India dabbling wi...
2021: The Year of Crypto Policy and Regulations

SEC Commissioners Push Back on Chair Gary Gensler’s Regulatory Agenda
SEC Commissioners Push Back on Chair Gary Gensler’s Regulatory Agenda
In a Monday joint statement, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioners Hester Peirce, aka “Crypto Mom,” and Elad L. Roisman criticized Chairman Gary Gensler’...
SEC Commissioners Push Back on Chair Gary Gensler’s Regulatory Agenda

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Some NFTs Are Probably Illegal. Does the SEC Care?
Commissioner Hester Peirce has words of advice for NFT makers and platforms.
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Hester Peirce Reclaims the ‘Wild West’ for the Crypto Industry
A reading of the SEC commissioner’s recent speech at the Texas Blockchain Summit.
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How to Talk to Your Legislator About the Crypto Safe Harbor
The Peirce/McHenry proposal is a healthy middle ground for regulation.
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US Lawmaker Proposes Safe Harbor Bill, Echoing SEC Commissioner Peirce
The “Clarity for Digital Tokens Act of 2021″ would carve out space for crypto projects to launch tokens without irking securities regulators.
Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) (Sarah Silbiger-Pool/Getty Images)

US Lawmaker Proposes Safe Harbor Bill, Echoing SEC Commissioner Peirce
US Lawmaker Proposes Safe Harbor Bill, Echoing SEC Commissioner Peirce
“The Hash” hosts discuss the specifics, reactions, and possible outcome of Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.), the ranking member on the House Financial Services Committee, unveili...
US Lawmaker Proposes Safe Harbor Bill, Echoing SEC Commissioner Peirce

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce on Crypto Regulation: 'We Haven't Provided the Clarity We Should'
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce on Crypto Regulation: ‘We Haven’t Provided the Clarity We Should’
Responding to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler saying the U.S. crypto markets won’t “last long outside” the current regulatory framework, SEC C...
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce on Crypto Regulation: 'We Haven't Provided the Clarity We Should'

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce on the Challenges of Cryptocurrency Regulation
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce on the Challenges of Cryptocurrency Regulation
SEC Commissioner and “Crypto Mom” Hester Peirce discusses her take on crypto regulation as the SEC’s authority garners attention from Congress. “All of us are going to be chal...
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce on the Challenges of Cryptocurrency Regulation