1.0CryptoSlatehttps://cryptoslate.comCryptoSlate Peoplehttps://cryptoslate.com/author/cs-people/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="NE8uyO34zm"><a href="https://cryptoslate.com/people/hester-peirce/">Hester Peirce</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cryptoslate.com/people/hester-peirce/embed/#?secret=NE8uyO34zm" width="600" height="338" title="“Hester Peirce” — CryptoSlate" data-secret="NE8uyO34zm" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> Hester Peirce, known as the “Crypto Mom” for her pro-cryptocurrency and blockchain stance, was sworn in as Commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on January 11, 2018, appointed by former President Donald Trump. Before her appointment, Peirce honed her expertise in financial market regulation as a researcher at the Mercatus Center at […]https://cryptoslate.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/cryptoslate-cover.jpg1200630