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SEC's Crypto Task Force: A New Era for Regulation? | Hester Peirce

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🗓️ 17 February 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce discusses her new role as head of the SEC Crypto Task Force and its impact on crypto regulation. We explore the repeal of SAB 121, how the task force aims to bring clarity to token issuances, and potential pathways for retroactive relief for crypto projects. Peirce also shares insights on SEC-CFTC collaboration, no-action letters, and her approach to prioritizing key industry issues. A must-listen for understanding the future of crypto regulation and policy shifts at the SEC!

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Intro
04:21 Post-Election Thoughts
05:09 Crypto Task Force & SAB 121
11:00 Hester's Statement on SEC Site
12:41 Issuing Tokens & SEC
14:58 No-Action Letters
18:30 Communication with SEC
22:00 Task Force & Companies
23:55 SEC & CFTC Relations
26:42 Token as a Security?
32:00 KYC, Securities & Open Networks
36:23 Investment Barriers & Accreditation
38:32 Paul Akin’s Retirement Effects
40:30 Matt Levine’s "Dumb Investment"
42:52 SEC & Memecoins
45:03 Airdropped Coins
47:33 Miscellaneous Issues
48:46 SEC & ETFs
49:23 Prioritizing Work
50:17 Future SEC Plans
53:15 Closing & Disclaimers

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RESOURCES

Hester Peirce
https://www.sec.gov/about/sec-commissioners/hester-m-peirce 
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0:00.0

Well, just to the point about meme coins, whether those fit within the SEC's jurisdiction at all.

0:04.6

More generally, I mean, I think that's how we live our lives, right?

0:07.8

If you want to go spend your money on something, you can do it.

0:11.0

You know, people have fun with meme coins and a lot of other kinds of things, and that's completely fine.

0:15.7

But don't assume that there is an SEC regulatory presence there.

0:20.0

There may be, again, facts and circumstances

0:22.2

matter, but don't assume that.

0:30.6

Welcome to Bankless, where we explore the frontier of Internet money and Internet finance.

0:34.9

And today on Bankless, we are speaking to SEC Commissioner and head of the SEC's Crypto

0:39.0

Task Force, Hester Purse.

0:41.6

It is absolutely incredible that we are able to speak directly to someone who is in charge

0:45.6

of an entire governmental regulatory office as it relates to our industry and ask about the

0:50.2

plans that they have for our regulation.

0:53.0

This is not the same treatment that we have

0:54.4

received in the past, and the fact that we are in direct conversation with a regulator who

0:58.4

wants to be collaborative rather than antagonistic comes as a huge breath of fresh air. While this

1:03.7

is Commissioner Purses' third time on the podcast, this time is quite different with the arrival

1:07.7

of a new administration and a new SEC chair at the helm.

1:14.9

So let's go ahead and hear directly from one of Crypto's biggest regulator right after we talk to some of these fantastic sponsors that make this show possible.

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