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Search every verified Hester Peirce interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Hester Peirce, a Commissioner at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has been active in recent months on issues related to digital assets and capital markets regulation. In September 2026, she participated in an SEC open meeting where the Commission unanimously voted to propose rule amendments expanding performance-based compensation for investment advisors, modernizing interval funds, and considering new credentials for accredited investor status. Peirce voiced support for these measures, criticizing what she described as paternalistic limitations on investment choices. She also spoke at the BAF Summit on digital assets, where she discussed the importance of regulatory clarity, developer protections, and preserving individuals' freedom to transact, while cautioning that ambiguous rules can drive good actors away. Peirce has also addressed the failure of the CLARITY Act, a crypto market structure bill that did not advance in the Senate, expressing disappointment but noting that the SEC continues to use its existing authority to develop a regulatory framework. She highlighted the SEC's "Regulation Crypto Assets" proposal, which includes a startup exemption for token fundraising up to $5 million and a larger exemption up to $75 million with additional disclosure requirements. In interviews, she emphasized the importance of building real-world applications for blockchain technology, expressed support for self-custody of assets as a fundamental right, and voiced concern about tokenized securities markets developing outside the United States. Peirce, who is departing the SEC for academia, has stated that her departure will not affect the Commission's ongoing crypto work and has encouraged the industry to focus on building useful products.
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#Bitcoin #Crypto #finance SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce discusses what comes next after the Clarity Act failed and why the SEC can still move crypto regulation forward under its existing authority. She breaks down the new five-year framework for tokenized stocks, the push to bring more financial activity onchain, and why experimentation could help shape a more permanent regulatory framework for crypto. 🎙 Guests Hester Peirce: https://x.com/HesterPeirce Kalshi – Trade crypto with leverage in America Trade $50, Get $25 bonus: https://kalshi.com/p/WOAS Timestamps: 0:00:00 Why the Clarity…
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce and Crypto Task Force Chief Counsel Taylor Lindman join us to discuss the SEC’s innovation exemption for tokenized stocks, the implications for DeFi and self-custody, and preparations for 24-hour trading. Former House Financial Services Committee Chairman Patrick McHenry breaks down what went wrong with Clarity, whether negotiations can restart, and the risks of building crypto policy without legislation. The American Bankers Association’s Brooke Ybarra discusses stablecoin rewards, banks’ concerns about deposit flight, and whether the banking industry’s push fo…
Commissioner Peirce discusses the policy pathways that will define capital markets infrastructure for the next decade. Hester Peirce, Commissioner, Securities and Exchange Commission Moderated by Miller Whitehouse-Levine, CEO, Solana Policy Institute
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce joins Coinage to discuss the fight to get tokenization right as Wall Street and crypto increasingly collide — as the CLARITY Act vote approaches. Commissioner Peirce explains why the SEC wants tokenized stock markets to develop in the United States rather than move offshore, what investors need to understand about voting and dividend rights, and why simply putting a stock onchain doesn’t change the fact that it is still a security. She also breaks down the SEC’s new crypto fundraising framework, including exemptions that could let projects raise as much as $75…
Commissioner Hester Peirce joins the podcast to discuss Regulation Crypto Assets, the SEC's proposed rules for legally selling tokens in the United States, as well as secondary market trading, DePIN and vaults. If you haven't listened to the full Reg Crypto explainer, that's episode 207: [insert YouTube link] This episode is presented by Altitude. Visit https://altitude.xyz/law to learn more about their financial operating system. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 2:22 Secondary transactions 3:23 Promises and representations 5:05 Essential managerial efforts 8:27 Regulatory arbitrage 10:29 Form TR 16:59…
CoinDesk's The Policy Protocol hosts Rebecca Rettig and Renato Mariotti open on the current state of crypto and the industry's evolution before digging into the George Santos CFTC settlement and the ColdCard hardware wallet hack. They are joined by SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce, who is departing the agency for academia after nearly a decade of service. Peirce reflects on the legacy she hopes to leave and shares a piece of parting advice for the industry. Plus, insights into what the SEC can and can't do on crypto rulemaking if the CLARITY Act fails, though she remains “optimistic” that the b…
It was another big week for crypto policy in Washington. SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce joins us to break down her position on crypto vaults, why some DeFi products could fall under the federal securities laws, and what it means for builders and investors. Mysten Labs General Counsel Sylvia Favretto reacts to the guidance and explains why the ICE-OKX partnership could be a watershed moment for tokenization, what's still holding institutions back from moving onchain, and the next regulatory milestone that could unlock broader adoption. We also unpack the latest on the Clarity Act after Senate R…
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Commissioner Hester Peirce breaks down the three legal categories of tokenized securities and why the synthetic category carries real exposure risk investors need to understand. She also clears up the hype around the SEC's innovation exemption, and why Chairman Atkins is committed to keeping the regulatory pace moving. Hester Peirce is a Commissioner at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, widely known in the digital assets industry as "Crypto Mom" for her long-standing advocacy for clear, innovation-friendly digital asset regulation. The Rollup is where the leaders of digital assets…
“These days when we talk about AI, we usually mean artificial intelligence. AI at the SEC, however, has a much more sinister meaning. Accredited investor. I've never been a fan of paternalistic limitations on how Americans can invest their hard earned money. But the AI concept courses through the securities laws, and so we have to make the best of a bad situation. I'm pleased to support today's notices contemplating o”
“I think it was an unwillingness to grapple with the new technology and I hope that by not grappling with it productively but by doing so through enforcement we could simply kill the whole asset class. The result of that was really harmful for investors and really harmful for markets and really harmful for innovators. I think I would counsel my students and will counsel them that an open mind is really important if yo”
“The beauty of American government is that it's about the principles of what you are doing. What we have laid out will be exciting to see folks experimenting with the innovation exemption. There are a lot of wonderful people that the commission on the staff level and my fellow commissioners, Chairman Atkinson, Commissioner Uyeda are committed to getting crypto regulation right. I am really excited to be watching it fr”
“I'll just close with a few principles. I'm on my way out. So, I'm not going to be at the SEC beyond the end of this year. And I would have loved to see all of this settled and finished and done, but we're not done. And we have a lot of work to do on the regulatory framework. Because I've been at the SEC so long and I've been thinking about these crypto issues for so long, I think there's some important principles. Fi”
“Sometimes as regulators we think, oh well if we have ambiguous rules then it means we have more control over what's going on. But that's actually not the case. Ambiguous rules drive good actors away. You mentioned people might move to other jurisdictions and I think that is certainly something that happens. People also might move to different industries and I think that's something that we it's harder to measure the ”
“Well, I mean self-custody is really a very fundamental American right. You have the right to hold your own assets and I don't know that you should need a regulator to tell you that you're allowed to hold your own assets. Whether you decide you want to have someone else do that for you because you want the protection that comes with having someone else do it for you is really up to you. But I think this is one of the ”
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