Former front-runner for CFTC chair role resigns to lead Blockchain Association

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Commissioner Summer Mersinger will depart the agency on May 30 to become the Blockchain Association’s new CEO, effective June 2, according to a May 14 announcement. The announcement states that Mersinger’s appointment comes at a critical legislative moment for digital assets in Washington, where the Blockchain Association is pushing for […]