BREAKDOWN: SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce on a Bitcoin ETF, Custody Rules and What's Next for the SEC

The SEC commissioner explains why the SEC’s approach has been “too slow and too ambiguous” and why she’s optimistic for 2021.  This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Nexo.io and this week’s special product launch LVL.co. Hester Peirce is a commissioner at the Securities Exchange Commission, sworn in for her second term in August.  Sometimes referred to as “Crypto Mom,” Peirce has been a fierce advocate for the industry in a regulatory context that hasn’t always been on her side.  In this conversation, she and NLW discuss:Why the SEC’s approach on crypto has been too slow and too ambiguousWhy it matters that FinHub is becoming a standalone officeThe prospect for a regulatory “safe harbor” for cryptoWhat the SEC thinks of the OCC’s crypto custody guidanceThe prospect for a bitcoin exchange-traded fund See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.