June 30, 2025

Blockchain Association, the leading trade association representing the crypto industry in Washington, D.C., announced that Commissioner Summer Mersinger '07 has joined as its new Chief Executive Officer, marking the next step in the Association’s mission to shape the future of digital asset policy in the United States. Commissioner Mersinger brings more than two decades of public policy and regulatory experience to Blockchain Association. She served as a Commissioner at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), where she played a key role in shaping federal regulatory policy in the financial markets, including policies impacting digital assets.

“We are absolutely thrilled to welcome Commissioner Mersinger as Blockchain Association’s new CEO,” said Marta Belcher, President of the Board of Blockchain Association. “This is a pivotal moment for crypto policy, and we are confident that she is the ideal leader to take Blockchain Association, and the industry, to new heights.”

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