Commissioner Hester Peirce during an open meeting of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Things are happening fast at the Securities and Exchange Commission, under the new Trump administration. On Monday, former SEC chair (and crypto critic) Gary Gensler resigned. President Donald J. Trump appointed Mark T. Uyeda as Acting Chairman of the agency on Tuesday. On Wednesday, Uyeda launched a crypto task force dedicated to developing a comprehensive and clear regulatory framework for crypto assets – and named “CryptoMom” Hester Peirce to lead the new task force.

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Lynn Cavanaugh

Lynn Varacalli Cavanaugh is Senior Editor, Retirement at BenefitsPRO. She has worked for major firms in the employee benefits space, Vanguard and Willis Towers Watson, as well as top media companies, including Condé Nast, American Media and Harris Publications.