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SEC’S Hester Peirce floats UK-US crypto sandbox idea

By Victor Smart
Hester Peirce, one of two Republicans on the five-member US Securities and Exchange Commission. Image: Bloomberg Mercury

The senior Republican commissioner has proposed a joint UK-US crypto sandbox to boost innovation, as she steps up her criticisms of SEC chair Gary Gensler’s crypto crackdown.

As one of two Republicans on the five-member US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Hester Peirce is highly critical of

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