Commissioner of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Commissioner of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (2018–)
| Party | Republican |
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| Education | Case Western Reserve University (BA) Yale University (JD) |
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What this person said on the record, as reported, newest first.
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce is calling for financial firms to stop stockpiling customer data and adopt reusable digital credentials that can verify facts such as age, citizenship or sanctions status without exposing names, incomes or addresses. She says regulators should reconsider data-collection practices as stablecoin compliance rules take shape, citing breaches at Coinbase and Revolut.
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SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce said investors do not need an exemption to use permissionless smart contracts for peer-to-peer trading. SEC actions on tokenized securities and crypto interfaces outline separate limits on intermediary control, but “truly decentralized” remains undefined under a unified federal test.
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Will Schwartz, a policy associate at the Blockchain Association, argues that the United States must continue Commissioner Peirce’s mission.
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CoinDeskOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-02 13:22
Bloomberg Crypto examines the people, transactions and technology shaping decentralized finance. The episode covers the Bitget hack, withdrawals and its protection fund, along with Andrew Cuomo on crypto regulation and an exit interview with SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce. Guests include Bitget CEO Gracy Chen and Bank of America’s Sonali Theisen.
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Bloomberg TelevisionOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-29 19:21
After nearly a decade at the Securities and Exchange Commission, Hester Peirce is completing her final week at the agency. She reflects on her time there and the work she still hoped to accomplish, saying there is no good time to leave.
TThe BlockOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-28 16:35
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce, sometimes called “Crypto Mom,” will leave the agency on Oct. 2. Her long-anticipated departure was announced as the SEC released its latest crypto-related work.
CCoinDeskOriginal★★★☆☆2026-09-25 22:17
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce is calling for financial firms to stop stockpiling customer data and adopt reusable digital credentials that can verify facts such as age, citizenship or sanctions status without exposing names, incomes or addresses. She says regulators should reconsider data-collection practices as stablecoin compliance rules take shape, citing breaches at Coinbase and Revolut.
CCryptoSlateOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-25 13:00
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce said investors do not need an exemption to use permissionless smart contracts for peer-to-peer trading. SEC actions on tokenized securities and crypto interfaces outline separate limits on intermediary control, but “truly decentralized” remains undefined under a unified federal test.
CCryptoSlateOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-21 14:35
