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 ETF