Commissioner Uyeda spoke at the Securities and Exchange Commission’s 30th Annual Institute for Securities Market Growth and Development. Commissioner Uyeda focused on the need to root out bad actors and promote transparent...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on September 15, 2020, that it charged online esports gaming and gambling platform Unikrn with violations of Section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933 (Securities Act) for...more
On March 2, Orrick had the pleasure of hosting SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce for a fireside chat discussion at our San Francisco office on the state of blockchain and cryptocurrency, the emerging regulatory landscape and her...more
A way out of the ‘regulatory Catch-22’ for launching distributed networks? In a February 6 speech at the International Blockchain Congress in Chicago, Securities and Exchange Commission Commissioner Hester Peirce...more
On February 6, SEC Commissioner Pierce gave a speech at the International Blockchain Congress in Chicago where she unveiled her proposal for a safe harbor that would temporarily exempt blockchain tokens from federal...more
In her remarks at the ETFs Global Markets Roundtable on May 21, 2019, SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce commented on the role ETFs play in financial experimentation and innovation, and the SEC’s role in protecting investors...more