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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...
EA Offering Players More Money To Appear In College Football 26
19.3.2025
College football players who agree to appear in the upcoming EA College Football 26 will reportedly receive more than double the $600 EA paid players last year. And they will also get a free copy of the upcoming sports sim, too.Read more
Association seeks to overturn Arkansas law aimed at foreign crypto miners
14.3.2025
The Arkansas Cryptomining Association is suing two Arkansas state officials, arguing that they enforced an unconstitutional and discriminatory state rule prohibiting foreign-born American citizens from engaging in crypto-mining activities, among other things.The complaint was made against Arkansas...
Ripple-Funded Non-Profit Aimed at Crypto Education Goes Live
5.3.2025
The National Cryptocurrency Association is headed by Ripple Chief Legal Officer Stuart Alderoty
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
Hashgraph Association partners with Taurus for global HBAR custody push
20.1.2025
The Hashgraph Association has partnered with Taurus to advance secure custody, staking and tokenizing Hedera’s HBAR cryptocurrency globally
Hashgraph Association partners with Taurus for global HBAR custody push
20.1.2025
The Hashgraph Association has partnered with Taurus to advance secure custody, staking and tokenizing Hedera’s HBAR cryptocurrency globally
Hashgraph Association partners with Taurus for global HBAR custody push
20.1.2025
The Hashgraph Association has partnered with Taurus to advance secure custody, staking and tokenizing Hedera’s HBAR cryptocurrency globally
Hashgraph Association partners with Taurus for global HBAR custody push
20.1.2025
The Hashgraph Association has partnered with Taurus to advance secure custody, staking and tokenizing Hedera’s HBAR cryptocurrency globally
Hashgraph Association partners with Taurus for global HBAR custody push
20.1.2025
The Hashgraph Association has partnered with Taurus to advance secure custody, staking and tokenizing Hedera’s HBAR cryptocurrency globally
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
Google Tries To Ban Game That Inspired Balatro Over Nonexistent Gambling Gameplay
2.1.2025
Before Balatrothere was Luck Be a Landlord, a roguelike deckbuilder about manipulating a slot machine to try to pay rent amid an ever spiraling out of control cost-of-living crisis. Despite the gambling aesthetic, there’s no part of the game that actually includes gambling with money, real...
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