SEC Crypto Task Force Chief Counsel: 'I Bought My First Bitcoin in 2013'

About this episode

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

People in this episode

Guest: Taylor Lindman

Topics covered

• crypto regulation
• SEC
• CLARITY Act
• tokenized securities
• Bitcoin
• self-custody
• crypto experience

Keywords

• SEC Crypto Task Force
• CLARITY Act
• Bitcoin
• tokenization
• self-custody
• crypto regulation
• Consensus 2026

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SEC Crypto Task Force, CoinDesk

Places: Korea

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