
Hester Peirce
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5 June, 2024
SEC Commissioner pitches US-UK digital asset ‘cross-border’ regulatory sandbox
Under the proposed sandbox, intended to foster innovation between the U.S. and the U.K., participating firms could conduct the same...
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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...