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Sep 2023
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SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce on Regula...

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SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce joins Jack Farley to share her views on crypto regulation and the SEC’s purview of it. Filmed on September 12 at Blockworks’ Permissionless in Austin, Texas.


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Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro

(04:39) Crypto & Transparency - What Is The SEC's Role?

(07:29) What Is A "Security"? Commissioner Peirce's Views

(15:00) SEC Proposal To Change Definition Of An Exchange

(17:00) Crypto And Alleged "Lawlessness"

(20:21) Does The SEC's Jurisdiction Begin And End With "Securities"?

(23:07) Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)

(26:45) Proposed Money Market Fund (MMF) Reform

(29:14) Difference Between A Money Market Fund And A Stablecoin

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