{
  "id": 9829914,
  "title": "Ex-CFTC leader to leave Blockchain Association after CLARITY vote fails",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/ex-cftc-leader-to-leave-blockchain-association-after-clarity-vote",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-25T20:26:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Cointelegraph",
    "slug": "cointelegraph",
    "url": "https://cointelegraph.com/news/cftc-commissioner-leaving-blockchain-association-ceo"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former CFTC Commissioner Summer Mersinger, who recently joined the Blockchain Association, will resign as the organization's CEO at the end of the year. Mersinger, who left the CFTC three years before her second term as a commissioner was set to conclude, joined the Blockchain Association in June 2025. She cited her belief that the industry needed clear rules and a unified voice advocating for them in Washington as the reason for her decision to leave the organization. The Blockchain Association's efforts to advance the GENIUS Act, aimed at providing regulatory clarity at the SEC and CFTC, were highlighted. However, the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, which the BA had continuously pushed for, failed to garner enough votes in the Senate earlier this month. This setback has left the legislation in a state of uncertainty, with experts anticipating that it will remain unresolved until 2027. The Blockchain Association did not provide further details about Mersinger's plans for the following year.",
  "summary": "Former CFTC Commissioner Summer Mersinger joined the Blockchain Association in 2025 after resigning during her second term at the federal commodities regulator.",
  "key_points": [
    "Summer Mersinger resigns as Blockchain Association CEO by year-end.",
    "Former CFTC Commissioner joins BA in June 2025.",
    "GENIUS Act fails Senate vote, leaving regulatory clarity uncertain."
  ],
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Block",
        "title": "Blockchain Association CEO Summer Mersinger to step down, Kristin Smith to return as interim CEO",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/blockchain-association-ceo-summer-mersinger-to-step-down-kristin",
        "published": "2026-09-25T19:48:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CoinDesk",
        "title": "Blockchain Association sees leadership shift shortly after crypto Clarity Act fizzles",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/blockchain-association-sees-leadership-shift-shortly-after-crypto",
        "published": "2026-09-25T20:01:05.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}