Chainlink's Former Executive Joins as Chief Legal Advisor for SEC Crypto Team

BlockBeats News, February 24th, Taylor Lindman, former Deputy General Counsel of Chainlink Labs, officially joined the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as the Chief Legal Advisor of the Crypto Asset Working Group, succeeding Michael Selig, who was previously promoted to Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

Reportedly, Lindman served at Chainlink for over five years, overseeing legal affairs related to oracle networks and smart contract data infrastructure. The SEC's crypto working group was established last year and is currently led by Commissioner Hester Peirce, focusing on discussions around regulatory frameworks in areas such as tokenization and decentralized finance (DeFi). During former Chairman Gary Gensler's tenure, the SEC took enforcement actions related to registration compliance against multiple crypto companies.