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    Hester Peirce

    SEC commissioner known as Crypto Mom who left the agency on October 2, 2026

    Commissioner (through October 2, 2026), Securities and Exchange Commission

    Background

    Hester Peirce is a former commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission, known as Crypto Mom for pushing clearer digital-asset rules, who resigned effective October 2, 2026 after more than eight years and led the agency's Crypto Task Force.

    Key facts

    Tenure
    Served as an SEC commissioner for more than eight years; resignation effective October 2, 2026source
    Crypto Task Force
    Directed the SEC's Crypto Task Force from February 4, 2025source
    Next role
    Joining Regent University School of Law as an associate professor in November 2026source

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    Sources

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