Ethics in Crypto Market Structure ‘Really Not Our Concern,’ Says Blockchain Association CEO

Ethics in Crypto Market Structure ‘Really Not Our Concern,’ Says Blockchain Association CEO

With the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act expected to be held for a vote in the US Senate soon, Blockchain Association CEO Summer Mersinger discussed what’s been happening behind closed doors on the bill.

Trump to Meet Senators as Clarity Act Ethics Deadlock Threatens Crypto Bill's Path

President Donald Trump is expected to meet with U.S. senators at the White House on Thursday afternoon to try to resolve the most significant contention facing the Clarity Act, CoinDesk first reported Wednesday. Republican Sens. Bernie Moreno and Cynthia Lummis, White House crypto adviser Patrick Witt and Chief of Staff Susie Wiles are expected to be present in the meeting proposed to work out a compromise on an ethics provision for Clarity, The…

Ethics in Crypto Market Structure ‘Really Not Our Concern,’ Says Blockchain Association CEO - Invest In Crypto News

Summer Mersinger, the CEO of the Blockchain Association and a former commissioner at the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), anticipated a vote on a cryptocurrency market structure bill as soon as next week with the window closing for lawmakers before August state work periods.  Speaking at the Injective Summit in Washington, DC, on Thursday, Mersinger said that US lawmakers working to advance the Digital Asset Market Clarity (CLARIT…

Blockchain Association CEO Says Crypto Market Ethics Are Not a Priority

US crypto market-structure legislation appears to be nearing a potential Senate vote, as lawmakers race to finalize the remaining sticking points before the August work break. Summer Mersinger, CEO of the Blockchain Association and a former commissioner at the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), told attendees at the Injective Summit in Washington, DC, that the Digital Asset Market Clarity (CLARITY) Act is “very close” on the main la…

Trump, Lummis and White House Officials Meet to Unblock Crypto Legislation

TL;DR: The meeting was scheduled for Thursday at 2:30 p.m. with the confirmed participation of Donald Trump and key senators. The main hurdle for the bill’s advancement is the negotiation of language on ethics related to federal officials and digital assets. The Senate leadership aims to bring the legislation to a vote before the August recess. President Donald Trump, lawmakers, and White House officials met this Thursday with the goal of unblo…

Trump To Meet Senators On Clarity Act's Ethics Fight: Report

President Donald Trump plans to meet with a group of senators at the White House on Thursday afternoon to address the last major obstacle to the crypto market structure bill, according to people familiar with the plans that spoke to Politico and lawmakers involved in the talks. The sticking point is the ethics section of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, which would restrict senior government officials from holding personal business interest…