bitcoin newsSep 25, 2026AI summary

Summer Mersinger to Leave Blockchain Association After Failed CLARITY Vote

Edited by Steinar Vigdel Kolnes, Editor, Oslo

Former CFTC Commissioner Summer Mersinger is set to leave the Blockchain Association following a failed CLARITY vote, Cointelegraph reports.

Summer Mersinger to Leave Blockchain Association After Failed CLARITY Vote

Summer Mersinger is set to depart the Blockchain Association after a CLARITY vote failed, according to Cointelegraph.

Mersinger joined the association in 2025, moving to the crypto industry group after leaving the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

She had served as a commissioner at the federal commodities regulator and resigned before completing her second term.

Source: Cointelegraph

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