Ex-CFTC Leader to Leave Blockchain Association After CLARITY Vote Fails
The change follows a Senate setback on crypto legislation after Mersinger led the group through the GENIUS Act and other policy fights.
- On Friday, the Blockchain Association announced that CEO Summer Mersinger will step down on October 16, with former leader Kristin Smith returning as interim CEO.
- Mersinger led the association through the "most consequential moment in the history of crypto policy," overseeing passage of the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act.
- This leadership change follows a significant defeat last week, when the Senate failed to advance the Clarity Act after Democrats and Republicans declined to support it.
- Smith, who left the association 15 months ago to lead the Solana Policy Institute, will retain that role while managing the Blockchain Association's interim operations.
- Experts expect the failed legislation to remain in limbo until 2027 as the Blockchain Association navigates a challenging political environment following the recent vote.
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Former Blockchain Association CEO Kristin Smith will return as an interim leader for the cryptocurrency advocacy organization after Summer Mersinger announced her departure.
The Blockchain Association (BA), a lobbying group in the US cryptocurrency industry, announced on September 25th that it would be holding its Summer Mersinger (... The post Blockchain Association CEO to step down following Clarity bill rejection—former CEO Smith to return interim first appeared on NADA NEWS.
Kristin Smith regains the leadership of the Blockchain Association on October 17 and adds the position to the presidency of the Solana Policy Institute. La entrada Solana Policy Institute gains weight: Kristin Smith re-directs the Blockchain Association aparece primero en Merca2.
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