SEC Commissioner Peirce previews pro-crypto changes coming to the SEC.

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce said the agency is preparing for a fast shift toward a more crypto-friendly posture, with an acting chair likely to move quickly on digital-asset priorities and possibly unwind some prior SEC positions. In her interview with Coinage, she pointed to two specific areas under review: the SEC’s approach to crypto ETFs, including in-kind redemptions and whether Ethereum ETFs can permit staking, and a broader effort to step back from cases where other regulators may be better suited to oversee parts of the market. The background to this is the SEC’s recent pivot under its crypto-focused leadership. Peirce has been leading the agency’s Crypto Task Force, which has emphasized replacing enforcement-led policymaking with clearer rules, public input, and guidance on issues such as crypto taxonomy, custody, trading, and a possible safe harbor for blockchain projects. In public remarks and interviews, she has said the goal is to define where the SEC’s authority ends, give market participants more legal clarity, and coordinate more closely with other agencies such as the CFTC and Congress. The story matters because it suggests a meaningful regulatory reset for U.S. digital assets, especially for products like spot crypto ETFs and staking-enabled funds, which have been constrained by prior SEC policy. If the SEC follows through on rulemaking rather than ad hoc enforcement, it could reduce legal uncertainty for exchanges, issuers, and developers while also clarifying which assets are treated as securities versus commodities.

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