Hester Maria Peirce is an American lawyer who serves as a Commissioner on the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). She previously served as the director of the Financial Markets Working Group at George Mason University's Mercatus Center. [1] Peirce was confirmed by the United States Senate in December 2017 to fill a Republican vacancy on ...

1 day ago · Hester Peirce at the Blockchain Association Policy Summit in Washington D.C. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) newly-created Crypto Task Force is working to create long-awaited ...

2 days ago · Commissioner Hester M. Peirce Washington D.C. Feb. 4, 2025. When I was a child, my family took an annual road trip from Ohio to Maine and back. It was a different era. No cell phones to call for help if something went wrong with the car. Paper maps and directions written on scraps of paper, instead of a phone app to give you step-by-step ...

23 hours ago · SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce has unveiled a 10-point agenda for the newly established Crypto Task Force. The action plan proposes key changes to the SEC’s current approach to digital assets. Peirce emphasizes the need for better regulatory clarity and collective action to undo past injustices in the crypto space.

1 day ago · Hester Peirce For Peirce, that means determining whether an asset is a security, providing guidance, and talking with the public, inviting further disclosure. “At the same time, we want to get to a place where it’s easier to distinguish the bad actors, of which there are a few, from the good actors, of which there are many,” she says.

Hester M. Peirce was appointed by President Donald J. Trump to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and was sworn in on January 11, 2018. Prior to joining the SEC, Commissioner Peirce conducted research on the regulation of financial markets at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Apr 11, 2024 · Look no further than Hester Peirce (a.k.a. Crypto Mom), who is currently serving her second term as one of five overseeing commissioners.

Apr 2, 2024 · Hester Peirce, SECret Garden (Apr. 8, 2019), https://www.sec.gov/news/speech/peirce-secret-garden-sec-speaks-040819 (“[W]hen a patchwork of public and non-public guidance has become so comprehensive that market participants can say, only half-jokingly, that entire sections of our rulebook are irrelevant, similar questions …

Jan 7, 2025 · Hester Peirce was appointed as a Commissioner at the Securities and Exchange Commission just a year into Trump’s first term and has served as one of its leading voices now for close to seven years.

Jan 21, 2025 · The task force will be led by Commissioner Hester Peirce, a long-time advocate for the crypto industry, and will work closely with the crypto industry to develop regulations. The task force...