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Trump Said to Consider Crypto Lawyer Teresa Goody Guillén to Lead SEC

The Trump transition team is reportedly considering Teresa Goody Guillén, a partner at law firm BakerHostetler and co-lead of its blockchain team, as a potential candidate for the next chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The president-elect is said to be seeking a pro-crypto non-bureaucrat to revamp the SEC with light-touch regulation. Goody Guillén is a seasoned securities lawyer with experience working for the SEC and opposing the agency on behalf of blockchain and traditional businesses. Cryptocurrency professionals are advocating for her appointment, with one entrepreneur citing her as "the best candidate of all".

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