Taylor Lindman, the deputy basic counsel at blockchain agency Chainlink Labs, has joined the Securities and Trade Fee’s Crypto Process Power as its new chief counsel, filling a task left by now-CFTC chair Michael Selig.
In an X put up on Monday, Chainlink Labs announced Lindman’s departure after 5 years and confirmed his official appointment to the SEC’s Crypto Task Force.
“We thank Taylor for his nice 5 years as a key a part of the Chainlink Labs staff in his position as deputy basic counsel. All of us sit up for modernizing the US monetary system collectively, taking it to the following degree of its growth and fast development,” Chainlink Labs mentioned.
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce, who leads the Crypto Process Power additionally confirmed Lindman’s new appointment on X, predicting “nice issues!” forward.
A chief counsel sometimes serves because the senior authorized advisor, guiding authorized interpretation, guaranteeing compliance, managing threat and supporting management decision-making.
Lindman brings a decade of authorized expertise to the SEC
Lindman spent greater than 5 years at Chainlink, in accordance with his LinkedIn profile, throughout numerous roles, together with deputy basic counsel and affiliate basic counsel.
Throughout his tenure at Chainlink, Lindman was liable for guaranteeing compliance with US and worldwide laws and was additionally a part of a delegation that met with the Crypto Process Power in March 2025 to discuss crypto regulation, together with token taxonomy and securities record-keeping necessities.
Earlier than Chainlink, Lindman was an affiliate at Perkins Coie from 2018 to 2021 and at Debevoise & Plimpton from 2016 to 2018.
Lindman succeeds Selig, who held the position till December of final 12 months, when he grew to become chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
Different skilled crypto fingers on the SEC
Peirce announced the unique lineup of 14 Crypto Process Power members in March 2025, which included a number of crypto trade natives together with employees taken from the chair’s workplace and different divisions and workplaces throughout the fee.
Landon Zinda, a former coverage director at Coin Heart from March 2023 till February 2025, is on the duty drive as a senior advisor.
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Veronica Reynolds, additionally a senior advisor on the duty drive, beforehand labored as an affiliate at Baker Hostetler, a legislation agency with a observe group targeted on digital belongings and Web3 know-how.
The SEC Crypto Process Power was established following a friendlier coverage shift from the incoming Trump administration. Since then the duty drive has held roundtable events and tours to collect suggestions from the crypto trade, teachers and market members on digital asset regulation.
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