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SEC Task Force Chief Says Crypto Traders Need to be Growups, Not Cry to Government
29.5.2025
Hester Peirce, the SEC commissioner who leads its crypto task force, argued for lighter-touch oversight in which crypto investors take responsibility for their losses
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce Says Most Crypto Assets Are Not Securities
20.5.2025
Peirce made the comments in Washington D.C. on Monday during the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) event dubbed “SEC Speaks.” Peirce Pushes Back: SEC’s Approach ‘Must Be Corrected’ SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce, affectionately known as “Crypto Mom” by some, began her speech on Monday...
Commissioner Hester Peirce Unveils SEC’s Flexible Framework for Tokenized Securities
8.5.2025
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) official Hester Peirce proposed a regulatory exemption framework for crypto-related securities trading during her May 8, 2025 keynote in Washington D.C., balancing investor protection with technological innovation. SEC Mulls Regulatory Sandbox to Test...
US crypto rules like 'floor is lava' game without lights — Hester Peirce
27.4.2025
SEC Commissioner and head of the crypto task force, Hester Peirce, says US financial firms are navigating crypto in a way that’s similar to playing the children’s game “the floor is lava,” but in the dark.“It is time that we find a way to end this game. We need to turn...
US crypto rules like 'floor is lava' game without lights — Hester Peirce
27.4.2025
SEC Commissioner and head of the crypto task force, Hester Peirce, says US financial firms are navigating crypto in a way that’s similar to playing the children’s game “the floor is lava,” but in the dark.“It is time that we find a way to end this game. We need to turn...
Nasdaq Tells SEC Precise Crypto Labeling Will Be Everything in Future Regulation
25.4.2025
A highly specific taxonomy is needed for the U.S. to move forward with crypto regulation, the company argued in a letter to the agency
El Salvador's Top Crypto Regulator Meets With U.S. SEC: 'It Was Very Refreshing'
24.4.2025
El Salvador’s CNAD met up with the SEC’s Crypto Task Force on April 22
Peirce signals SEC ‘reorientation’ under new chair Paul Atkins
22.4.2025
US Securities and Exchange Commission member Hester Peirce, currently leading the agency’s crypto task force, offered a preview of what the industry could expect now that Paul Atkins has been sworn in as the regulatory body’s chairman.Speaking to Cointelegraph before the US Senate...
Peirce signals SEC ‘reorientation’ under new chair Paul Atkins
22.4.2025
US Securities and Exchange Commission member Hester Peirce, currently leading the agency’s crypto task force, offered a preview of what the industry could expect now that Paul Atkins has been sworn in as the regulatory body’s chairman.Speaking to Cointelegraph before the US Senate...
Peirce signals SEC ‘reorientation’ under new chair Paul Atkins
22.4.2025
US Securities and Exchange Commission member Hester Peirce, currently leading the agency’s crypto task force, offered a preview of what the industry could expect now that Paul Atkins has been sworn in as the regulatory body’s chairman.Speaking to Cointelegraph before the US Senate...
U.S. SEC's Crypto Trading Roundtable Delves Into Easing Path for Platforms
11.4.2025
Interim SEC Chairman Mark Uyeda hints at interest in a short-term solution for overseeing crypto firms while the agency contemplates permanent rules
U.S. SEC Staff Clarifies That Most Crypto Stablecoins Aren't Securities
4.4.2025
In its latest in a series of what's-not-a-security statements on digital assets, the Securities and Exchange Commission has added dollar-based stablecoins
Hester Peirce calls for SEC rulemaking to ‘bake in’ crypto regulation
26.3.2025
US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) member Hester Peirce offered a few suggestions for longer-lasting changes in crypto regulation between administrations with potentially different views. Speaking at the DC Blockchain Summit on March 26, Peirce, who heads the SEC’s crypto...
SEC’s Crypto Task Force Will Host 4 More Industry Roundtables
25.3.2025
The roundtable discussions will include conversations on tokenization, DeFi and crypto custody
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce on the New Crypto Task Force
15.3.2025
The longtime SEC commissioner explains how she wants to reshape the agency's approach to digital assets regulation
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce Announces Crypto Task Force Members
4.3.2025
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the members of the Crypto Task Force staff, which is advising…
Staff of SEC’s Crypto Task Force Includes Former Big-Law Crypto Lawyer
3.3.2025
Mike Selig, the newly-appointed chief counsel for the SEC’s Crypto Task Force, was previously a New York-based partner at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
SEC Publishes Memecoin Stance Reinforcing Hester Peirce’s Comments
27.2.2025
Memecoins aren’t securities, the agency said on Thursday
New SEC Cyber Unit Closes Chapter on Agency's Crypto Enforcement Emphasis
20.2.2025
The SEC's Republican leaders have shifted what had been a crypto-focused enforcement squad into a smaller group with a broader responsibility
SEC’s Peirce Says ‘Many’ Memecoins Likely Fall Outside Regulator’s Jurisdiction
12.2.2025
Peirce is spearheading the SEC’s newly-created Crypto Task Force