{"id":78723,"date":"2026-09-27T05:49:25","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T05:49:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/crypto-mom-hester-peirce-resigns-from-sec-effective-oct-2\/"},"modified":"2026-09-27T05:49:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T05:49:25","slug":"crypto-mom-hester-peirce-resigns-from-sec-effective-oct-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/crypto-mom-hester-peirce-resigns-from-sec-effective-oct-2\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Crypto Mom&#8217; Hester Peirce Resigns From SEC Effective Oct 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"@container mb-[25px] rounded-sm overflow-clip py-0.5 pr-0.5 pl-2.5 bg-success-100\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-m overflow-clip rounded-[6px] !bg-success-10 p-3 @[420px]:p-m\">\n<h2 class=\"m-0 flex items-center gap-s text-[19px] !text-[#1c1c1c] md:text-[20px]\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"10\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 10\" fill=\"none\" class=\"shrink-0 text-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M1 1.5h14\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M1 8.5h10\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/svg><span>Key Takeaways<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"m-0 flex list-none flex-col gap-m pl-0\">\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Hester Peirce resigned from the SEC to teach law, shifting a top crypto regulatory advocate to academia.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Peirce fought enforcement-first crypto regulation, advocating clear rules to foster market innovation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Her exit leaves the SEC with only two active commissioners, worsening leadership vacancies at the agency.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce To Step Down on October 2<\/h2>\n<p>The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is about to lose one of its most pro-crypto commissioners ever.<\/p>\n<p>Hester Peirce, also known as \u201ccrypto mom\u201d for her innovative views on crypto regulation, announced she is leaving her current role at the commission to pursue a different path at a law university.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, Peirce <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HesterPeirce\/status\/2103532228667965651?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">posted a resignation letter<\/a> dated September 21 on social media, thanking President Trump for allowing her to serve at the SEC and announcing her resignation effective October 2, declaring her tenure at the institution had been \u201cthe honor\u201d of her professional lifetime.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThe United States is exceptional because its unifying thread is a commitment to liberty\u2026 That ethos runs through the American securities markets, where innovators meet retail and institutional investors so that together they can build a vibrant economy,\u201d<\/strong> Peirce pointed out in her letter.<\/p>\n<p>Virginia-based Regent University School of Law <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/sec-commissioner-hester-peirce-to-join-regent-law-faculty\/\">announced it will welcome Peirce<\/a> as an associate professor in November 2026 to expand its strength in federal litigation, labor and employment law, securities regulation, financial markets, administrative governance, public policy, digital assets, and professional formation areas<\/p>\n<p>Peirce, appointed by Trump in 2018, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/sec-commissioner-hester-peirce-states-proposed-amendments-to-definition-of-exchange-render-innovation-kaput\/\">publicly clashed with the institution\u2019s policy<\/a> under chair Gary Gensler as the SEC embraced a \u201cregulation by enforcement\u201d approach against crypto companies rather than focusing on establishing clear rules for the ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p>Referring to the actions taken against Kraken\u2019s staking program in 2023, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/newsroom\/speeches-statements\/peirce-statement-kraken-020923\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Peirce stressed that<\/a> <strong>\u201cusing enforcement actions to tell people what the law is in an emerging industry is not an efficient or fair way of regulating.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cMaximizing people\u2019s freedom to choose what is best for themselves and their families within sensible regulatory parameters designed to give them the confidence to transact with others is a delicate and vitally important task for the regulator,\u201d<\/strong> Peirce concluded in her resignation letter.<\/p>\n<p>Peirce\u2019s departure leaves the SEC unmanned, with only Chairman Paul S. Atkins and Commissioner Mark T. Uyeda now in service. The White House has not announced a substitute for Peirce, and the two commissioner seats that should be occupied by Democrats remain vacant.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/crypto-news\/crypto-mom-hester-peirce-resigns-from-sec-effective-oct-2\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News ) Key Takeaways Hester Peirce resigned from the SEC to teach law, shifting a top crypto regulatory advocate to academia. Peirce fought enforcement-first crypto regulation, advocating clear rules to foster market innovation. Her exit leaves the SEC with only two active commissioners, worsening leadership vacancies at the agency. 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