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Exclusive Interview - SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce on Project Crypto

Simon Taylor & Cuy Sheffield have the honour of being joined by Commissioner Peirce on the Tokenized Podcast.

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Simon Taylor
August 14, 2025

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Simon Taylor & Cuy Sheffield have the honour of being joined by Commissioner Peirce:

You can watch it on YouTube here

And you can listen on all podcast players here

Here’s a quick teaser of the topics discussed:

⏩ SEC Project Crypto and making America crypto-friendly

🔐 Self-custody as a fundamental American value

🛡️ Financial privacy and disintermediation technologies

⚖️ Token classification: securities vs. commodities clarity

🏗️ DeFi integration with traditional financial institutions

⛓️ Stablecoins trading against tokenized securities

📜 Safe harbor proposals for ICO and airdrop exemptions

🤖 Smart contract standards and principles-based regulation

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