State of Crypto: What Regulators Said at Consensus 2021
Regulators are getting more involved in crypto, or so they said at this year's Consensus event.
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May 28, 2021 at 1:30 a.m. UTC
May 28, 2021
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Crypto May Force SEC to Modernize Custody Rules: Commissioner Hester Peirce
“The bottom line message I have is that we have work to do in modernizing our custody rules all across the board,” Pierce said.
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May 25, 2021 at 5:07 p.m. UTC
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State of Crypto: Unpacking Hester Peirce's Newest Safe Harbor Proposal
The revised Token Safe Harbor proposal defines what a successful project would look like.
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Apr 20, 2021 at 3:13 p.m. UTC
Apr 20, 2021
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SEC's Peirce Updates Safe Harbor Proposal for Token Sales
The updated proposal adds a number of new reporting requirements for startups.
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Apr 13, 2021 at 11:08 p.m. UTC
Apr 13, 2021
SEC's Hester Peirce Says 'Alluring' DeFi Space Needs Legal Clarity
The commissioner sees DeFi as "a very good test" to see if regulators can regulate in a way that empowers investors and markets alike.
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Feb 23, 2021 at 7:58 p.m. UTC
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SEC Commissioner Peirce Says Market Is Ready for a Bitcoin ETP
Peirce also pushed back against an emerging government narrative that cryptocurrency is a dangerous rail for terrorist financing.
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Feb 11, 2021 at 3:08 p.m. UTC
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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.
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Dec 10, 2020 at 7:40 p.m. UTC
Dec 10, 2020
SEC Commissioner Peirce Says Regulations Should Be Slow, Though Crypto Rules Could Be Faster
New regulations take time to allow for public feedback, SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce said at CoinDesk's Bitcoin for Advisors conference.
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Nov 9, 2020 at 10:30 p.m. UTC
Nov 9, 2020
SEC Will Be Forced to Give Crypto Guidance Despite Bureaucracy, Risk Avoidance: Peirce
Increased interest in the crypto space will necessitate a more accommodative stance, the commissioner predicted.
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Oct 10, 2020 at 6:59 p.m. UTC
Oct 10, 2020
SEC Commissioner Peirce Chats About DeFi, Tokens and Her Unikrn Dissent at LA Blockchain Summit
While Peirce steered clear of commenting on specific DeFi projects like SushiSwap, she pointed out that issuers of governance tokens do have to think about how they share characteristics with equities.
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Oct 6, 2020 at 10:20 p.m. UTC
Oct 6, 2020