Hester Peirce leaves the U.S. SEC on Oct. 2. She was the commissioner's steadiest crypto advocate for years, the one traders nicknamed Crypto Mom.

The exit was long expected. It was announced as the agency was sending out its latest crypto work, so the departure and that agenda hit at the same time.

The SEC loses its most consistent internal crypto voice while that work is still moving.

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