Hester Peirce will lead the newly established cryptocurrency working group at the SEC.

Odaily Planet Daily News - The acting chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Mark Uyeda, has established a special task force for cryptocurrencies, "dedicated to creating a comprehensive and clear regulatory framework for cryptocurrency assets." Commissioner Hester Peirce will lead this task force. The focus of the task force will be to assist the commission in delineating clear regulatory boundaries, providing practical registration pathways, formulating reasonable disclosure frameworks, and wisely deploying enforcement resources.