SEC Crypto Task Force Chief Counsel: 'I Bought My First Bitcoin in 2013'
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Taylor Lindman discusses the SEC's approach to crypto regulation and shares his personal experience with Bitcoin.
Taylor Lindman, chief counsel of the SEC Crypto Task Force, joins CoinDesk Live at Consensus 2026 in Miami to outline the agency's two-bucket approach to crypto regulation, why the CLARITY Act will "supercharge" the SEC, and the open questions around tokenized securities. Plus, the chief counsel's personal crypto origin story: buying Bitcoin in Korea in 2013 and learning self-custody after his exchange went bust. - Timecodes: 00:00 SEC Crypto Chief Counsel Taylor Lindman Joins CoinDesk Live at Consensus 2026 01:07 The Two Buckets at the SEC Crypto Task Force 01:50 Future-Proofing Crypto Regulation: From Staff to Rulemaking 03:08 How the CLARITY Act Will "Supercharge" the SEC 04:22 First Bitcoin in 2013: and the Bankrupt Exchange 05:46 Why SEC Staff Need Hands-On Crypto Experience 06:40 Tokenization After the $4.2B Bullish-Equiniti Deal 07:07 Native, Synthetic, and Security Entitlement Tokens Explained 08:57 The "Cold Start Problem" for Tokenized Securities
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