SEC Task Force Chief Says Crypto Traders Need to be Growups, Not Cry to Government

LAS VEGAS, Nevada — You shouldn't be a crypto libertarian that comes crying for government help when things go badly, according to Hester Peirce, the chief of the crypto task force at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission."I do think that sometimes, when something bad happens in this space, people who are remarkably free thinkers, libertarian-minded people, come in and say, ‘Where was the government? Why weren’t you protecting me? Hey, Crypto Mom, where’s my bailout?'" she told a crowd at Bitcoin 2025 in Las Vegas, referring to her industry nickname source: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2025/05/29/sec-task-force-chief-says-crypto-traders-need-to-be-growups-not-cry-to-government