Roisman announced last month he intended to resign from the SEC Knight also spent two years as counsel for SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce, who has advocated for a crypto regulatory framework The…
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In a significant leadership move for U.S. market oversight, the Securities and Exchange Commission has appointed general counsel J. Russell McGranahan to head its legal office. SEC appoints Rusty McGranahan as top legal officer The Securities and Exchange Commission announced on Jan. 15, 2026, that J. Russell “Rusty” McGranahan has…
According to US cryptocurrency journalist Eleanor Terrett, a former Chainlink (LINK) executive has joined the SEC as its new chief legal counsel. Taylor Lindman, assistant general counsel at Chainlink Labs, has joined the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Crypto Task Force as the new chief legal counsel. He takes…
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has taken a significant step in the ongoing legal battle with Ripple Labs over the classification of its XRP token. In a recent move, the SEC has formally requested an expedited appeal, challenging a specific segment of Judge Analisa Torres’ ruling. This development…