SEC Crypto 2.0: Acting Chairman Uyeda Announces Formation of New Crypto Task Force
SEC Acting Chairman Mark T. Uyeda launched a crypto task force dedicated to developing a comprehensive and clear regulatory framework for crypto assets. Commissioner Hester Peirce will lead the task force.
Why the SEC's new Crypto Task Force with 'Crypto Mom' Hester Peirce is such a big deal
With Hester Peirce, affectionately known as "Crypto Mom," now heading up the SEC's newly established Crypto Task Force, the tides are turning in favor of clarity and progress. As Commissioner Peirce predicted last month in an exclusive interview with Coinage, change is finally here, and it’s going to be faster than people anticipate.
‘Unbelievably bullish’: Crypto bros celebrate new SEC task force led by ‘crypto mom’
Crypto bros rejoiced Tuesday after President Donald Trump’s revamped Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) launched a new cryptocurrency task force led by Hester Peirce, known by some in the industry as “crypto mom.”
SEC Launches Crypto Task Force Led By ‘Crypto Mom’ Hester Peirce
The US Securities and Exchange Commission will launch a cryptocurrency-focused task force to come up with ways to regulate the market, in one of the first moves by the agency after the resignation of crypto skeptic Gary Gensler.
SEC Forms New Crypto Task Force Spearheaded by Hester Peirce
The SEC’s new crypto task force will also coordinate with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) – which, under the leadership of former Chair Gensler and former CFTC Chairman Rostin Behnam, has been locked in competition with the SEC over which agency should be the primary regulator of the crypto industry.
SEC's Hester Peirce to lead new crypto task force
Peirce will lead the crypto task force, while Richard Gabbert, Uyeda’s senior advisor, and Tayler Asher, Uyeda’s senior policy advisor, will serve as chief of staff and chief policy advisor, respectively, according to an agency news release.
Trump’s SEC launches ‘crypto task force’ to provide clear guidelines for digital assets
"CryptoMom” Hester Peirce, who was appointed by President Trump to the SEC in 2018, will lead the new task force to develop clear rules for digital assets, encouraging compliance and reducing fraud.
SEC Commissioner Peirce to Lead Crypto Task Force
President Donald Trump 's newly appointed Securities and Exchange Commission acting chairman, Mark Uyeda, announced the launch of a cryptocurrency task force to be led by Republican commissioner Hester Peirce.
SEC unveils crypto task force led by Hester Peirce
This undertaking will take time, patience, and much hard work,” Peirce said, adding the agency plans to encourage a regulatory environment that “protects investors, facilitates capital formation, fosters market integrity,
SEC Crypto 2.0: SEC Announces New Crypto Task Force
On January 21, 2025, the SEC announced the formation of a new Crypto Task Force. Styled “Crypto 2.0” in the SEC press release, the announcement signals a shift in the agency’s approach to the digital asset sector coincident with the change in presidential administrations.
SAB 121 axed: SEC repeals crypto accounting rule as Trump era dawns
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SEC scraps SAB 121 rule, easing crypto custody accounting for banks
SEC revises crypto custody accounting policy with SAB 122, offering banks flexibility in reporting liabilities for safeguarding assets.
SEC’s ‘CryptoMom’ Tasked With Overhauling Regulator’s Digital-Assets Approach
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SEC Repeals SAB 121 Policy That Restricted Banks From Providing Custody Services For Bitcoin: Crypto Mom Says 'Bye, Bye'
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SEC Rescinds Controversial Crypto Accounting Rule, Signals Regulatory Shift
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