SEC Announces New Crypto Task Force

SEC Launches Crypto Task Force Led By ‘Crypto Mom’ Hester Peirce
The US Securities and Exchange Commission will launch a cryptocurrency-focused task force to come up with ways to regulate the market, in one of the first moves by the agency after the resignation of crypto skeptic Gary Gensler.
Why the SEC's new Crypto Task Force with 'Crypto Mom' Hester Peirce is such a big deal
With Hester Peirce, affectionately known as "Crypto Mom," now heading up the SEC's newly established Crypto Task Force, the tides are turning in favor of clarity and progress. As Commissioner Peirce predicted last month in an exclusive interview with Coinage, change is finally here, and it’s going to be faster than people anticipate.
SEC Forms New Crypto Task Force Spearheaded by Hester Peirce
The SEC’s new crypto task force will also coordinate with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) – which, under the leadership of former Chair Gensler and former CFTC Chairman Rostin Behnam, has been locked in competition with the SEC over which agency should be the primary regulator of the crypto industry.
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Crypto bros rejoiced Tuesday after President Donald Trump’s revamped Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) launched a new cryptocurrency task force led by Hester Peirce, known by some in the industry as “crypto mom.”
SEC unveils crypto task force led by Hester Peirce
This undertaking will take time, patience, and much hard work,” Peirce said, adding the agency plans to encourage a regulatory environment that “protects investors, facilitates capital formation, fosters market integrity,
‘Crypto Mom’ Hester Peirce To Lead New SEC Crypto Task Force
SEC, under acting chair Mark Uyeda has launched a crypto task force. “Crypto Mom” Hester Peirce will spearhead the initiative. The task force aims to
SEC's Hester Peirce to lead new crypto task force
Peirce will lead the crypto task force, while Richard Gabbert, Uyeda’s senior advisor, and Tayler Asher, Uyeda’s senior policy advisor, will serve as chief of staff and chief policy advisor, respectively, according to an agency news release.
SEC’s Crypto Task Force Clearest Sign Yet of Pivot From Gensler Era
This week, on the first full day of the new administration, the SEC under acting Chairman Mark Uyeda announced the formation of an agencywide task force to study cryptocurrencies and chart a “sensible regulatory path that respects the bounds of the law.
SEC Crypto 2.0: SEC Announces New Crypto Task Force
On January 21, 2025, the SEC announced the formation of a new Crypto Task Force. Styled “Crypto 2.0” in the SEC press release, the announcement signals a shift in the agency’s approach to the digital asset sector coincident with the change in presidential administrations.
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