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SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce on a Bitcoin ETF, Custody Rules and What's Next for the SEC

The SEC commissioner explains why the SEC’s approach has been “too slow and too ambiguous” and why she’s optimistic for 2021.

Breakdown 12.10 - Hester Peirce SEC ETF

The SEC commissioner explains why the SEC’s approach has been “too slow and too ambiguous” and why she’s optimistic for 2021.

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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 exchange-traded fund

See also: The Most Important Trends and People Shaping Crypto 2020, With Ryan Selkis

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Nathaniel Whittemore

NLW is an independent strategy and communications consultant for leading crypto companies as well as host of The Breakdown – the fastest-growing podcast in crypto. Whittemore has been a VC with Learn Capital, was on the founding team of Change.org, and founded a program design center at his alma mater Northwestern University that helped inspire the largest donation in the school’s history.

Nathaniel Whittemore