CFTC commissioner leaving agency to head up crypto trade group

From thehill.com

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Commissioner Summer Mersinger is leaving the agency to lead the Blockchain Association, the crypto trade group announced Wednesday. Mersinger, who has spent the last three years at the agency, will take over as CEO of the Blockchain Association as its longtime CEO Kristin Smith leaves to head up a new crypto nonprofit. “We are absolutely thrilled to welcome Commissioner Mersinger as Blockchain Association’s new CEO,” said Marta Belcher, president of the board of Blockchain Association, in a statement “This is a pivotal moment for crypto policy, and we are confident ... (full story)