SEC taps Chainlink’s Taylor Lindman as Crypto Task Force chief counsel
Chainlink’s deputy general counsel, Taylor Lindman, has joined the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Crypto Task Force to replace Michael Selig.
- Taylor Lindman has joined the SEC’s Crypto Task Force as chief counsel, replacing Michael Selig.
- Lindman spent five years at Chainlink, where he led regulatory compliance and engaged with policymakers.
Chainlink announced Lindman’s departure in a Feb. 23 X post, thanking him for his five years at the company, most recently serving as deputy general counsel for the firm.
“We all look forward to modernizing the U.S. financial system together, taking it to the next level of its development and rapid growth,” Chainlink said.
According to Lindman’s LinkedIn profile, his role at Chainlink saw him serve in senior legal positions, and he was tasked with overseeing regulatory compliance across U.S. and international jurisdictions, advising on token and smart contract related matters, and engaging with policymakers on digital asset classification and securities record-keeping requirements.
Lindman was a primary liaison between Chainlink and the SEC during the meeting with the Crypto Task Force held in March last year, where discussions centered on token taxonomy and record-keeping standards for digital assets.
He is filling in for Michael Selig, who is now serving as Chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
Lindman joins a couple of other crypto industry figures who were included as Crypto Task Force members at the time of its inception.
Landon Zinda, a former policy director at Coin Center, serves as a senior advisor on the Crypto Task Force. Veronica Reynolds, another senior advisor who has previously worked at BakerHostetler, also brings experience in digital assets and Web3-related legal matters.
The Crypto Task Force was established in January 2025 with the goal of developing comprehensive regulatory frameworks for digital assets and helping the SEC pivot away from its previous enforcement-first approach that has been heavily criticised for stifling innovation.
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce currently leads the task force. Since its inception, it has engaged with crypto industry participants through a series of public roundtables and open forums aimed at gathering feedback on digital asset regulation.
