Hester Peirce


Policy

SEC Will Be Forced to Give Crypto Guidance Despite Bureaucracy, Risk Avoidance: Peirce

Increased interest in the crypto space will necessitate a more accommodative stance, the commissioner predicted.

Hester Peirce

Markets

SEC Commissioner Peirce Chats About DeFi, Tokens and Her Unikrn Dissent at LA Blockchain Summit

While Peirce steered clear of commenting on specific DeFi projects like SushiSwap, she pointed out that issuers of governance tokens do have to think about how they share characteristics with equities.

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Finance

SEC Commissioner Peirce Says Unikrn-Killing Fine to Have Chilling Effect

Peirce disagrees with the SEC finding on Unikrn and warns imposing a $6.1 million penalty will have a chilling effect on innovation.

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Markets

SEC Commissioner Peirce Blasts Regulator's Action Against Telegram

"Crypto Mom" took no prisoners in her fiery rebuke of the SEC's Telegram action.

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Policy

Mapping the Future of the SEC (There's a Nonzero Chance Hester Peirce Takes Over)

The future of the U.S.’s federal securities regulator, and perhaps the direction of cryptocurrency policy, is up in the air. We game out the scenarios.

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Markets

SEC 'Crypto Mom' Hester Peirce Tapped for Second Term at US Regulator

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce has reportedly been nominated to another five-year term at the agency.

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Markets

Crypto Advocate Brian Quintenz Will Step Down From CFTC Role by October

CFTC Commissioner Brian Quintenz, who sponsored the Technology Advisory Committee and advocated for self regulation in the crypto industry, will leave his post by late October.

CFTC Commissioner Brian Quintenz

Policy

The US Needs Hester Peirce's Safe Harbor, or It Risks Falling Behind

A Beijing lawyer calls on the SEC to consider Hester Peirce's Safe Harbor proposal, which exempts startups from securities law while starting up. Without greater certainty around token sales, the U.S. risks falling behind other jurisdictions in blockchain commerce.

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Policy

The Cryptocurrency Act of 2020 Is 'Dead on Arrival,' Washington Tells Sponsors

The "Youngest Bitcoin Millionaire" and Metal Pay's CEO worked on an omnibus crypto regulatory bill introduced by Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.). This is what the industry thinks.

Erik Finman speaking at a reception after the "Cryptocurrency Act of 2020" was introduced.

Policy

Securities Law Helped Build Modern Capitalism. Crypto Should Embrace It

Crypto should work within the existing regulatory structure around securities, rather than reinvent a whole new system.

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