
Hester Peirce
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7 March, 2024
SEC settles with Erik Voorhees’ ShapeShift over unregistered security sales
The U.S. SEC has issued an order instituting cease-and-desist proceedings against ShapeShift AG, which follows the exchange's submission of an...
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29 August, 2023
Impact Theory charged over $30M ICO in SEC’s first-ever NFT securities lawsuit
The NFTs that the Los Angeles-based entertainment firm sold in 2021 were securities as the investors expected profits from the...
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21 February, 2023
US securities regulator votes to expand custody rule to include digital assets
The SEC voted 4-1 to expand a regulation last updated in 2009 that will now require investment advisers to custody...
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14 November, 2022
FTX collapse: Full impact has yet to be seen—Bloomberg
Bloomberg covered what's going on with FTX, talking to experts from rival exchanges and SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce about what...
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20 June, 2022
‘Crypto Mom’ Hester Peirce slams SEC for regulatory ambiguity, supports spot ETF
In a recent speech, Hester Peirce claimed that the SEC has refused to engage with the Bitcoin industry and said...
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10 May, 2021
Hester Peirce on SEC’s ESG policy direction under new chair
New initiatives from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission are set to ring significant changes to the enforcement of environmental,...