Blockchain Association taps crypto-savvy CFTC commissioner as new CEO before midterm clock runs out – DL News
- The Blockchain Association hired CFTC Commissioner Summer Mersinger as its new CEO.
- She will replace Kristin Smith, who left Friday for the Solana Policy Institute.
- “We have a very narrow window to get legislation through,” board member Belcher said.
When the Blockchain Association, a crypto lobbying powerhouse, set out to find its next CEO, it wanted to find someone with deep Washington ties and deep knowledge of the crypto industry.
And it wanted to do it fast.
“We have a very narrow window to get legislation through,” Blockchain Association board member Marta Belcher told DL News. “The midterms are next year. I think it’s very likely that our window closes at the midterms.”
Earlier this week, the organisation said it has…
