Hester Peirce on the role of the SEC, Financial Surveillance, and Crypto

Hester Peirce on the role of the SEC, Financial Surveillance, and Crypto

Hester Peirce is a current commissioner at the Securities and Exchange Commission and serves on its crypto task force. Hester returns to the show to discuss her time and role at the SEC, the SEC evolving role in the regulation landscape, the problems with our current state of the financial surveillance, the state of crypto for a regulator's perspective, and much more.

Check out the transcript for this week's episode, now with links.

Recorded on August 11th, 2025

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Timestamps

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:56 - Hester's Career

00:07:57 - Peanut Butter and Watermelon

00:17:37 - Crypto Mom

00:20:49 - GENIUS Act and CLARITY Act

00:22:47 - Crypto Task Force

00:24:04 - Feedback

00:26:53 - Being an SEC Commissioner

00:31:24 - Lane Drifting

00:37:31 - Dissent

00:40:20 - SEC Moving Forward

00:47:03 - Outro

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