# Hester Peirce Leaves the SEC on 2 October, Removing Crypto's Most Consistent Internal Advocate

Her exit lands while digital-asset policy rests on staff letters and agency discretion, after the Senate failed to pass market-structure legislation on 15 September.

- Published: 2026-09-27T05:54:44.199Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/crypto/2026-09-27/hester-peirce-leaves-the-sec-on-2-october-removing-crypto-s
- Publisher: Polylog (Crypto desk)
- Section: crypto
- Sources: [CoinDesk](https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/09/25/u-s-sec-s-steadiest-crypto-advocate-hester-peirce-to-depart-next-week), [Polylog editors](https://polylog.news)

Hester Peirce, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) commissioner who spent years arguing that the agency's enforcement-first approach to digital assets was wrong, leaves the commission on 2 October. Her departure was long expected.…

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