Blockchain Association CEO Summer Mersinger to step down, Kristin Smith to return as interim CEO
Summer Mersinger is set to step down as CEO of the Blockchain Association on October 16, with Kristin Smith returning as interim CEO on October 17. One piece says Mersinger will stay on as an adviser through the end of the year, and another says Smith is currently president of the Solana Policy Institute.
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People watching the Blockchain Association’s work in Washington are the ones most likely to notice this first. The group’s leadership is changing while U.S. digital-asset legislation and regulation are active, so the next day’s work will be carried out under a new interim chief executive, Kristin Smith, rather than Summer Mersinger.
In practice, the organization moves from Mersinger in the CEO role to Smith as interim CEO on October 17, while Mersinger remains an adviser through the end of the year. That changes who is in the top job, but it does not change the fact that Smith has previously led the association and now also serves as president of the Solana Policy Institute.
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