Hester Peirce is a commissioner at the Securities Exchange Commission, sworn in for her second term in August. 
Sometimes referred to as “Crypto Mom,” Peirce has been a fierce advocate for the industry in a regulatory context that hasn’t always been on her side. 
In this conversation, she and NLW discuss:
Why the SEC’s approach on crypto has been too slow and too ambiguous
Why it matters that FinHub is becoming a standalone office
The prospect for a regulatory “safe harbor” for crypto
What the SEC thinks of the OCC’s crypto custody guidance
The prospect for a bitcoin ETF

Hester Peirce is a commissioner at the Securities Exchange Commission, sworn in for her second term in August. 

Sometimes referred to as “Crypto Mom,” Peirce has been a fierce advocate for the industry in a regulatory context that hasn’t always been on her side. 

In this conversation, she and NLW discuss:

Why the SEC’s approach on crypto has been too slow and too ambiguous Why it matters that FinHub is becoming a standalone office The prospect for a regulatory “safe harbor” for crypto What the SEC thinks of the OCC’s crypto custody guidance The prospect for a bitcoin ETF