‘New rules’ for SEC could follow example set by Wyoming, says Hester Peirce
“I do think there are some issues that crypto raises that are not neatly solved by our existing securities laws,” said the SEC commissioner. Hester Peirce, commissioner for the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and best known by the affectionate nickname “Crypto Mom,” says the regulator may not be able to get by if it simply incorporatesng digital assets into its existing regulatory framework.In an interview with Santander Bank Managing Director John Whelan for the 'Ethereum in the Enterprise - Asia Pacific' online conference today, Peirce said the SEC could learn from other....
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New regulations take time to allow for public feedback, SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce said at CoinDesk's Bitcoin for Advisors conference.
United States SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce wants to focus on new guidance for DeFi and future Ethereum projects. Hester Peirce, commissioner for the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, explained during an exclusive interview with Cointelegraph that decentralized finance, also known as DeFi, has created new challenges for the SEC. Peirce, nicknamed “Crypto Mom” for her interest in digital-asset innovation, mentioned that the quickly rising DeFi sector has resulted in a number of unresolved legal issues:"DeFi has posed a challenge for the SEC in a similar way that the ICO....