In response to nostr:npub1ahxjq4v0zlvexf7cg8j9stumqp3nrtzqzzqxa7szpmcdgqrcumdq0h5ech and her latest podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9lwZNtU3f4

Thanks Natalie for yet another incredible podcast. Hester Peirce (note spelling/pronunciation, it rhymes with 'Purse') should be thanked by America. Hester is the exact person we hope is in the job at the SEC. Her logical, rational mind and inner voice reminding her why she is there. To enforce the laws. Laws created by Congress. It is not the SEC's job to recommend products, including Bitcoin, or to influence the creation of new laws.

The most profound moment of this podcast was when she explained how the approval of the BItcoin ETF should never have been so highly scrutinized.

Sometimes doing nothing or taking too long has consequences. Natalie, as a journalist understands she should never be the news, Hester understands the SEC should never be news. It took ten years to approve, days before they were hacked, intense publicity. Totally avoidable.

Hester's letter was the second biggest news that day after the spot BTC ETF approval. Her apparent frustration had nothing to with impatience but the inner friction of reality not aligning with her logical process. She had to put out that letter, to document her logic whether you agree or not or feel.

Another highlight was when Hester explains how her colleagues are normally in agreement and she likes her job. However, it is her job, not her life work. She explained how her term is up next year. I look forward to seeing what she does next. Hester's is a calm voice we all need to listen to in our noisy, erratic world.