Crypto Task Force

Hester Peirce’s final day as an SEC commissioner has renewed attention on her long-running push for clearer digital asset rules and stronger privacy protections. Her parting message frames the United States as facing a policy choice between broader financial surveillance and a regulatory model that supports privacy-enhancing blockchain technology.

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce, widely known in digital asset circles as Crypto Mom, will leave the agency on Oct. 2. Her exit comes as the SEC continues to publish crypto policy guidance, including new material on token classifications, marketing expectations and staking receipt tokens.

The SEC’s Crypto Task Force is advancing custody rules intended to clarify how broker-dealers and investment advisers can handle crypto assets. The effort is part of a broader push to integrate blockchain-based assets into existing securities market structures while Congress remains without a settled framework.