Former Chainlink Executive Joins SEC as Chief Legal Counsel of Crypto Special Task Force

Odaily News According to an announcement by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), former Deputy General Counsel of Chainlink Labs, Taylor Lindman, has joined the SEC as the Chief Legal Counsel of the Crypto Task Force, succeeding Michael Selig, who was previously promoted to Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

Lindman served at Chainlink for over five years, primarily responsible for legal matters related to the oracle network and smart contract data infrastructure. The SEC's Crypto Task Force was established last year, focusing on regulatory discussions in areas such as tokenization and decentralized finance, and promoting the development of the U.S. crypto regulatory framework.