SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce calls for a reassessment of KYC and AML regulatory approaches
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SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce calls for a reassessment of KYC and AML regulation, and proposes using zero-knowledge proofs to verify compliance.
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【SEC Commissioner: It is time to reassess KYC and AML regulation】
Hester Peirce, a Commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)，has called for a reassessment of how Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulations are approached. She believes that the “more data is better” approach creates an excessively large pile of information, making it harder to identify issues that genuinely require attention.
Peirce said that zero-knowledge proofs could be used to verify compliance without exposing personal data. These views were cited in insights posted by CoinDesk on its X account.
Key points
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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner Hester Peirce calls for a reassessment of Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulatory approaches.
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Peirce believes that the “more data is better” approach creates an excessively large pile of information, making issues that genuinely require attention harder to identify.
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Peirce said that zero-knowledge proofs could be used to verify compliance without exposing personal data.
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These views were cited in insights posted by CoinDesk on its X account.
AI-assisted interpretation
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Peirce means that compliance checks do not necessarily require the collection and exposure of large amounts of personal information. Zero-knowledge proofs can allow one party to prove that it meets a certain requirement without directly disclosing the relevant personal data.
Why it matters to readers
The view concerns the trade-offs between KYC and AML verification methods and personal data protection, but the original text only describes the Commissioner's position and does not state that SEC has amended its regulatory rules.
Beginners should distinguish personal regulatory views from formal policy: a Commissioner’s proposal does not mean that SEC has changed KYC or AML requirements.
Risks and unknowns
Peirce’s original remarks or SEC official documents were not provided, so the full context cannot be verified.
It was not stated whether SEC will adopt this view or initiate a related rulemaking process.
It was not stated how zero-knowledge proofs would be used in a specific compliance process.
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