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Crypto’s Defining Policy Moment Is Here. We Must Seize It Together
6.6.2025
Winning means elevating our shared priorities over our individual preferences, says Summer Mersinger, the new CEO of the Blockchain Association
CFTC's Pham Said to Plot Exit, Agency May Be Left Without a Party Majority
15.5.2025
As Summer Mersinger exits to run the Blockchain Association and Caroline Pham talks of leaving when the new chairman arrives, the commission may fall to two
CFTC Commissioner will step down to become Blockchain Association CEO
14.5.2025
Summer Mersinger, one of four commissioners currently serving at the US financial regulatory body Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), will become the next CEO of the digital asset advocacy group the Blockchain Association (BA). In a May 14 notice, the Blockchain Association said...
CFTC Commissioner Mersinger to Be CEO at Blockchain Association
14.5.2025
The Republican commissioner at the U.S. commodities regulator will be jumping into the industry just as major pieces of crypto legislation are brewing
U.S. Crypto Lobbyists Flooding the Zone, But Are There Too Many?
14.4.2025
With more than a dozen groups advocating for crypto policies, including two new ones, the field of associations, political operations and lobbyists are legion
Blockchain Association CEO will move to Solana advocacy group
1.4.2025
Kristin Smith, CEO of the US-based Blockchain Association, will be leaving the cryptocurrency advocacy group for the recently launched Solana Policy Institute.In an April 1 notice, the Blockchain Association (BA) said Smith would be stepping down from her role as CEO on May 16. According to...
Blockchain Association CEO will move to Solana advocacy group
1.4.2025
Kristin Smith, CEO of the US-based Blockchain Association, will be leaving the cryptocurrency advocacy group for the recently launched Solana Policy Institute.In an April 1 notice, the Blockchain Association (BA) said Smith would be stepping down from her role as CEO on May 16. According to...
Crypto Advocate Kristin Smith to Exit Blockchain Association for New Solana Group
1.4.2025
The chief of one of the industry's most prominent lobbying arms, Smith will leave in May to join the Solana Policy Institute as president, her association says
Congress on track for stablecoin, market structure bills by August: Blockchain Association
19.3.2025
United States lawmakers are on track to pass legislation setting rules for stablecoins and cryptocurrency market structure by as soon as August, Kristin Smith, CEO of industry advocacy group the Blockchain Association, said during Blockworks’ 2025 Digital Asset Summit in...
Blockchain Association Urges Congress to Back Cruz Measure to Overturn DeFi Broker Rule
20.2.2025
The Blockchain Association is urging Congress to support a measure sponsored by Sen. Ted Cruz that aims to overturn the Internal Revenue Service’s decentralized finance broker rule. Broker Rule Threatens U.S. DeFi Leadership The Blockchain Association has urged the U.S. Congress to pass...
SEC Backs Off Crypto Dealer Fight, Continues Resetting Industry Approach
20.2.2025
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has been overhauling its digital asset legal strategy, and this week it dropped an appeal of the crypto dealer rule
Crypto firms rally behind Ted Cruz to block DeFi broker rule
20.2.2025
The Blockchain Association, representing 76 crypto firms, urges Congress to repeal the IRS DeFi broker rule, arguing it threatens US crypto innovation and unfairly burdens blockchain firms
Crypto Industry Asks Congress to Scrap IRS's DeFi Broker Rule
19.2.2025
In what may be a big test of the crypto sector's new influence over a markedly friendlier U.S. Congress, it's asking for the reversal of an incoming tax policy
A Blueprint for Crypto Market Structure
31.1.2025
Kristin Smith, CEO of the Blockchain Association, outlines principles to guide legislation and regulation on issues like self-custody, staking, voting, and peer-to-peer transactions on permissionless networks
Congressional Republicans in Hot Pursuit of Biden-Era's Crypto Debanking
24.1.2025
The House Oversight and the Senate Banking committees are probing accusations that U.S. regulators blocked crypto insiders from banking
A Hidden Barrier to Smart Crypto Policy: The Ethics Rule Blocking Tech Talent
17.1.2025
Forcing prospective officials to divest crypto doesn't improve crypto policy, says Blockchain Association's Dan Spuller
Blockchain Association sues IRS over digital asset reporting rules: Law Decoded
30.12.2024
The IRS issued new regulations requiring DeFi platforms to report crypto transactions. In response, the Blockchain Association filed a lawsuit against the IRS, arguing that the rules are unconstitutional
Blockchain Association sues IRS over digital asset reporting rules: Law Decoded
30.12.2024
The IRS issued new regulations requiring DeFi platforms to report crypto transactions. In response, the Blockchain Association filed a lawsuit against the IRS, arguing that the rules are unconstitutional
Blockchain Association sues IRS over digital asset reporting rules: Law Decoded
30.12.2024
The IRS issued new regulations requiring DeFi platforms to report crypto transactions. In response, the Blockchain Association filed a lawsuit against the IRS, arguing that the rules are unconstitutional
Blockchain Association sues IRS over digital asset reporting rules: Law Decoded
30.12.2024
The IRS issued new regulations requiring DeFi platforms to report crypto transactions. In response, the Blockchain Association filed a lawsuit against the IRS, arguing that the rules are unconstitutional