Blockchain Association
Blockchain Association describes itself as the unified voice of the crypto industry. Its more than 100 members include investors, companies and projects. Summer Mersinger is stepping down as CEO, and Kristin Smith takes over as interim CEO on Oct. 17.
Leadership
Kristin Smith, Interim CEO. Kristin Smith will become interim CEO of the Blockchain Association on October 17, 2026.
Key facts
WYDE coverage of Blockchain Association
WYDE Newsroom has published 3 articles about Blockchain Association, from Aug 1, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026. Blockchain Association is the subject of 3 stories. The most recent is Crypto Braces for Midterms as Kalshi Gives Democrats 90% Odds in the House and 64% in the Senate.
Crypto Braces for Midterms as Kalshi Gives Democrats 90% Odds in the House and 64% in the Senate
A Democratic Senate would make Elizabeth Warren chair of the Banking Committee, and analysts expect the stalled Clarity Act to stay stuck. The crypto industry has spent $176 million on more than 100 races.
Oct 30, 2026 · 4 min read · Subject of the story
Crypto & DeFiCrypto Loses Two Top Washington Voices as Mersinger and Peirce Head for the Exits
Blockchain Association CEO Summer Mersinger steps down and SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce departs within weeks of the CLARITY Act's Senate defeat, thinning crypto's regulatory bench in Washington.
Sep 28, 2026 · 3 min read · Subject of the story
Crypto & DeFiThe CLARITY Act Explained: Who Backs the Crypto Market Structure Bill, Who Blocks It, and Why the Odds Fell to 25%
A plain English guide to the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act. What the bill would do, why it matters even if you never buy crypto, the four police groups and five Wall Street firms that endorsed it in July 2026, the banks and senators blocking it, and when the Senate might vote.
Aug 1, 2026 · 11 min read · Subject of the story
Reported alongside Blockchain Association
- Commodity Futures Trading Commission · in 2 stories with Blockchain Association
- Securities and Exchange Commission · in 2 stories with Blockchain Association
- Elizabeth Warren · in 2 stories with Blockchain Association
- Summer Mersinger · in 2 stories with Blockchain Association
- Andreessen Horowitz · in 1 story with Blockchain Association
- Kalshi · in 1 story with Blockchain Association
- OKX · in 1 story with Blockchain Association
- World Liberty Financial · in 1 story with Blockchain Association
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