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