# Hester Peirce leaves the SEC on October 2 after arguing that identity checks should use zero-knowledge proofs

The departing commissioner wants users to satisfy compliance requirements without handing a name, address and passport to every platform they touch.

- Published: 2026-09-26T05:50:55.881Z
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- Publisher: Polylog (Crypto desk)
- Section: crypto
- Sources: [CoinDesk](https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/09/25/u-s-secs-steadiest-crypto-advocate-hester-peirce-to-depart-next-week), [Bitcoin Magazine](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/hester-peirce-advocates-privacy-tech), [Polylog editors](https://polylog.news)

Hester Peirce, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) commissioner who has spent a decade as the agency's most consistent advocate for regulating crypto by rule rather than by enforcement, leaves the Commission on Octobe…

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