SEC Commissioner Speaks Positively About Digital Assets Despite Recent Enforcement Flurr…

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regularly draws the ire of crypto proponents who are frustrated at its failure to support innovation and entrepreneurship. Despite this, some have warmed to the agency’s opinionated commissioner Hester Peirce, who has adopted the moniker of “Crypto Mom.” At a compliance conference this week, Peirce spoke positively about crypto assets, expressing the belief that they could one day become “the money of the internet.”

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Crypto Mom Draws Applause at Digital Asset Summit

The Digital Asset Compliance and Market Integrity Summit isn’t the sort of event where crypto bros go to exchange fist bumps and shill token sales. With so many compliance professionals in the house, plus the SEC Commissioner herself, all talk of market manipulation is firmly geared around combatting, not abetting it. Despite the serious nature of the inaugural…