Taylor Lindman, formerly deputy general counsel at Chainlink Labs, has joined the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Crypto Task Force as chief legal counsel, according to a Feb. 24 report and Chainlink’s statement on X.
JUST IN: Taylor Lindman has been officially appointed as Chief Counsel of the @SECGov's Crypto Task Force.
We thank Taylor for his great 5 years as a key part of the Chainlink Labs team in his role as Deputy General Counsel. We all look forward to modernizing the U.S. financial… pic.twitter.com/puvZPeVcba
— Chainlink (@chainlink) February 23, 2026
Chainlink said Lindman spent five years with the team, while the report positioned his move as a senior regulatory pivot amid heightened digital-asset scrutiny. The report said his remit includes advising SEC leadership and staff across enforcement, rulemaking, and interpretive guidance impacting exchanges, token issuers, and decentralized platforms. It also noted he replaces Michael Selig, who recently left for a leadership role at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and that SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce welcomed the appointment.
Stakeholders will be watching whether this personnel shift translates into clearer policy direction and more precise enforcement outcomes as the task force executes on its oversight mandate.
Source: Chainlink (X).
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