Taylor Lindman, who worked at Chainlink Labs as deputy general counsel, has joined the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as chief counsel for the SEC Crypto Task Force. Chainlink Labs announced his departure on X and confirmed the appointment.
The move puts Taylor Lindman into a senior legal post inside the SEC Crypto Task Force. The report described the chief counsel job as a role that guides legal interpretation, supports compliance, manages risk, and helps leadership make decisions.
Hester Peirce, the SEC Commissioner who leads the SEC Crypto Task Force, also confirmed Taylor Lindman’s appointment on X. Peirce wrote that Lindman joined the SEC and added: “great things!” in her post.
Chainlink Labs included a separate statement on X about Lindman’s exit after five years. The firm wrote:
“We thank Taylor for his great five years as a key part of the Chainlink Labs team in his role as deputy general counsel. We all look forward to modernizing the US financial system together, taking it to the next level of its development and rapid growth,”
according to the report.
Chainlink Labs background ties to crypto regulation work
During his time at Chainlink Labs, Taylor Lindman held several legal roles. The report cited his LinkedIn profile and said he served as deputy general counsel and associate general counsel while supporting compliance across U.S. and international rules.
The report also said Taylor Lindman took part in a meeting with the SEC Crypto Task Force in March 2025. That delegation discussed crypto regulation, including token taxonomy and securities recordkeeping requirements. Those topics sit at the center of how regulators classify digital assets and how firms store required records.
Before joining Chainlink Labs, Taylor Lindman worked at major law firms. The report said he served as an associate at Perkins Coie from 2018 to 2021. It also said he worked at Debevoise & Plimpton from 2016 to 2018.
The report described Lindman as bringing about a decade of legal experience into the SEC Crypto Task Force role. That timeline includes both private practice and in house work at Chainlink Labs.
Michael Selig exit opens seat as task force keeps building staff
Taylor Lindman fills the chief counsel role previously held by Michael Selig, according to the report. It said Michael Selig held the post until December of last year, and then moved into a leadership role at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission as CFTC chair.
The report also said Hester Peirce announced the original SEC Crypto Task Force lineup in March 2025. That group included 14 members drawn from the chair’s office and other SEC divisions and offices. The task force included staff with prior work tied to digital assets.
It named Landon Zinda as a senior advisor and described him as a former policy director at Coin Center from March 2023 until February 2025. It also named Veronica Reynolds as another senior advisor and said she previously worked at Baker Hostetler, a law firm with a digital assets and Web3 focused practice group.
The report said the SEC Crypto Task Force formed after a policy shift under the incoming Trump administration. Since then, it has held roundtables and tours to gather feedback from the crypto industry, academics, and market participants on crypto regulation.
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📅 Published: February 24, 2026 • 🕓 Last updated: February 24, 2026
