Summer Mersinger

CEO of the Blockchain Association, leading advocacy for digital-asset innovation and policy in Washington. She previously served as a Commissioner of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission and has more than 20 years of public-policy and government-affairs experience, including senior roles at the CFTC and on Capitol Hill.

Crypto Industry Pursues Agency Rules After Senate Blocks Clarity Act

Blockchain Association CEO Summer Mersinger says the Senate’s procedural block of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act should not stop the crypto industry from seeking both immediate regulatory protections and legislation. She argues that the SEC and CFTC can begin building a framework to prevent failures such as FTX, but only a statute assigning authority and setting rules can give the sector durable certainty across administrations.

Bloomberg TechnologySep 16, 20264 min read