Head of US SEC’s Digital Asset TF: 'We Will Continue Crackdown on Malicious Actors'

JH Kim

Summary

Hester Peirce, who heads the SEC’s Digital Asset Task Force, stated that lawsuits and investigations related to digital assets do not necessarily mean complete freedom.
Commissioner Peirce conveyed that enforcement actions will continue as intended, rather than being discontinued.
She emphasized that many malicious acts still persist in the digital asset field, indicating continued crackdowns.

On the 29th (local time), according to The Block, a media outlet specializing in digital assets (cryptocurrency), Hester Peirce, a Commissioner at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) who also leads the Digital Asset Task Force (TF), stated that the withdrawal of lawsuits and investigations related to digital assets does not mean complete freedom in the field.

Commissioner Peirce said, "Our goal is to carry out enforcement actions in line with their intended purpose," adding, "the end of 'regulation by enforcement' does not mean that enforcement actions themselves will disappear."

She also noted, "As everyone knows, there are still many malicious acts being committed in the digital asset sector."