Policy • February 20, 2023, 5:00AM EST Episode 13 of Season 5 of The Scoop was recorded remotely with The Block’s Frank Chaparro and SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce. Listen below, and subsc...
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The Block: SEC planting its regulatory flag as Congress still to pick a regulator: SEC’s Peirce
Policy • February 20, 2023, 5:00AM EST The Securities and Exchange Commission is attempting to “plant its regulatory flag,” while Congress is still mulling which agency will be police crypto, sa...
Hester Peirce Says SEC Crypto Custody Plan Involves ‘Substantial Departure’ From Status Quo
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissioner Hester Peirce, no stranger to butting heads with her own agency, released a statement on Wednesday questioning the latest proposal from SEC Chair Gary Gensler...
Hester Peirce Calls for Immediate Crypto Regulation
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner Hester M. Peirce – who’s often dubbed the “crypto mom” thanks to her open-minded nature towards bitcoin and crypto – is calling for strict regulat...
Hester Peirce opposes new SEC proposal on crypto custody
The SEC commissioner has joined the Crypto Twitter discussion to criticize her agency’s most recent crypto proposal. The US Securities and Exchange Commission Commissioner (SEC) Hester Peirce, who is ...
Commissioner Peirce breaks with SEC over Kraken enforcement
Commissioner Peirce published a statement on Thursday explaining her opposition to the SEC’s shutting down of Kraken’s staking program. Longest serving commissioner Hester Peirce is one of the current...
SEC Commissioner Peirce Disagree With The SEC’s Assertion
SEC Commissioner yesterday issued a public dissent to her agency’s enforcement action against crypto exchange Kraken. She wrote in a statement that she does not agree with the SEC’s assertion that the...
SEC Commissioner Peirce: Kraken Staking Action Not a ‘Fair Way of Regulating’
Yesterday, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced its enforcement action against Kraken, forcing the crypto exchange to shut down its staking service in the U.S. and pay a $30 million fine. ...
Hester Peirce Lashes Out At SEC Over Strong Action on Kraken
It’s been all drama in the crypto space over the last two days with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) cracking down on crypto exchange Kraken. On Thursday, February 9, the SEC asked cr...
SEC’s Hester Peirce Blasts Agency’s Attack on Kraken’s Crypto Staking Platform
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce is blasting the agency’s decision to attack the cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, forcing the company to eliminate its staking program and pay a $30 million fine. In an of...
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce Says Regulating DeFi Not Practical, Presents Many Challenges to Regulators
A high-ranking pro-Bitcoin (BTC) official from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) says regulating decentralized finance (DeFi) is “impractical.” In a new speech at a Duke University Dig...
SEC’s Hester Peirce gives her lessons for the crypto industry
In a conference speech last Friday, Commissioner Peirce gave a speech in which she recommended that the crypto industry take onboard the lessons learnt so far. Commissioner Hester Peirce spoke at the ...
gm: SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce Critiques SEC’s Approach to Crypto
gm: SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce Critiques SEC’s Approach to Crypto SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce has been an outspoken advocate for crypto and a candid critic of her own agency’s approach to...
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce Outlines Problems With the SEC’s Howey Test
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce says the so-called Howey test, used by the Securities and Exchange Commission to determine whether a digital asset should be classified as a security, has some limitatio...
Howey Test Has Limits as per SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce
42 mins ago | 2 mins read Tradingview SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce has said that the test has limits. The standard is based on a 1946 Supreme Court ruling. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SE...
Crypto regulation according to Peirce
One of the SEC’s most influential commissioners, Hester Peirce, is a big believer in cryptocurrency and hopes that despite some physiological failures of the market’s worst companies, there won’t be a...
Pro-BTC Commissioner Hester Peirce Blasts Regulators, Says SEC Agenda Will Trigger ‘Dangerous’ Market Conditions
A high-ranking U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) official is criticizing the regulator for policies that could prove detrimental to the economy and potentially erode faith in the instituti...
‘Rush of radical rulemakings’ — Hester Peirce criticizes SEC agenda
United States Securities and Exchange (SEC) commissioner Hester Peirce said the newly released SEC Agency Rule List is full of “hot-button” topics implemented in an unreasonable hurry, while crypto wa...
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce Says No to Crypto Bailouts
The head of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission says bailing out crypto companies is a bad idea and it is better to “let these things play out” to create a more sustainable industry. SEC Com...
Hester Peirce does not support crypto bailouts
Hester ‘crypto mom’ Peirce has shared her views on crypto bailouts, stating that she does not support crypto company bailouts, and that it is better to “let these things play out.” The SEC commissione...
Crypto Mom Hester Peirce Does Not Support Bailouts for Collapsing Digital Asset Companies
Despite her bullish defense of the crypto industry’s growth, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) commissioner Hester Peirce – aka “Crypto Mom ” – would never support bailing it out of a crisis. O...
Crypto Mom Commissioner Hester Peirce on Target – Again
HodlX Guest Post Submit Your Post There’s just something about Commissioner Peirce’s style. Whether it’s the ideology she has, the thoughts she offers or the way in which she expresses them, it is ...
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce Opposes Crypto Bailouts
Key Takeaways SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce commented on the ongoing bear market in an interview published by Forbes. Peirce opposed the the idea of bailouts for cryptocurrency projects and implied t...
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce is against crypto bailouts: Report
US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) commissioner Hester Peirce says she is against what she sees as bailouts being extended to crypto companies feeling the hit of the current bear market. In a...
Pro-BTC Commissioner Hester Peirce Slams SEC for ‘Almost Legendary’ Resistance To Spot Bitcoin ETF
A high-ranking official from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is criticizing the regulatory body for its fierce reluctance to approve a spot-based Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (...
Hester Peirce criticizes lack of legal clarity for crypto
The crypto sector may be maturing, but regulatory clarity around the treatment of digital assets continues to remain cumbersome. This was recently highlighted by Commissioner Hester Peirce — also kno...
Hester Peirce expresses strong support for crypto spot ETFs and regulatory structure
United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) commissioner Hester Peirce, sometimes known as Crypto Mom for her ardent support of the industry, spoke Tuesday at a conference hosted by the con...
Hester Peirce supports spot crypto ETFs
The SEC commissioner strongly supports the crypto world and criticizes the current US policy that is too reluctant to approve a spot ETF in BTC. The evolving market needs ETFs on the spot price of cr...
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce says crypto innovation is prevented from happening in a healthy way
Commissioner Peirce says that the Securities and Exchange Commission has “dropped the ball” on crypto regulation, and that there can be long-term consequences of this. Hester Peirce was interviewed du...
Stablecoins May Not Be Part of SEC’s Jurisdiction, Commissioner Peirce Says
The recent havoc in the crypto market wreaked by Terra’s collapse has put stablecoins under the spotlight again. As of now, the next move by America’s top financial watchdog (the Securities and Exchan...
Stablecoin Regulations Need To Allow Room for Failure, Says Crypto-Friendly SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) official Hester Peirce says future stablecoin regulation needs to allow room for “failure” amid the collapse of Terra (LUNA) this week. While speaking at ...