Trump Taps Steven Levine to Replace Hester Peirce at SEC

President Donald Trump has nominated Steven Levine to the Securities and Exchange Commission seat once held by Hester Peirce, one of four picks for the SEC and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission sent to the Senate on Nov. 12.

Peirce’s seat goes to a former Uyeda aide

Levine, a Republican from Maryland, would serve a term expiring June 5, 2030.

He most recently worked as general counsel and a senior advisor at the White House Council of Economic Advisers, and earlier served as counsel and deputy chief of staff to SEC Commissioner Mark Uyeda.

Peirce, who led the agency’s Crypto Task Force, left the SEC a few weeks ago after her term expired.

Trump also tapped Kristin Johnson, a Democrat and former CFTC commissioner appointed by Joe Biden, for the SEC seat previously held by Caroline Crenshaw, with a term running to June 5, 2029.

During her time at the CFTC, Johnson spoke often about the need for rules around crypto asset custody, DeFi and AI.

Clarity Act negotiators head to the CFTC

Republican Nathan Anonick, legislative counsel to Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman, was a lead negotiator on the committee’s portion of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act and is nominated for a term ending June 19, 2031.