The Gwart Show | Blockspace Media

CRYPTOMOMMY (SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce)


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SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce joins us to talk about the evolving crypto regulatory landscape—from the Clarity Act and the Howey test to protocol ownership, governance tokens, and the challenges of MEV. She shares insider perspectives on market‑structure bills, self‑custody, and what regulators really care about in decentralized finance.

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Notes:
Fit‑21 introduced market‑structure framework.
Clarity Act pending in House & Senate.
SEC can use existing authority for interim rules.
Token offerings lack suitable registration exemptions.
Governance tokens may or may not be securities.
MEV remains a regulatory gray area.
Timestamps:
00:00 Start
00:32 Market structure bills
02:22 Securities vs commodities
06:33 Why wasn't the SEC process working?
08:39 Protocols are just a set of rules
12:21 Smart contract & multisig structures
16:30 Token distribution matters
18:45 Other factors for designation
21:36 Ellipsis Labs
22:37 Custody
26:08 Bridges & multisig
27:57 Memecoins
32:38 Lobbying & education
42:22 Tokenizing equities
44:19 Governance tokens
48:56 Self custody of tokenized equities
51:47 MEV
52:59 Single sequencer
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