Tagged: blockchain association

October 20, 2026 @ 7:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Blockchain Association submitted a detailed 26-page comment letter on October 19, 2026, responding to the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s proposed regulations implementing Section 3 of the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act. Section 3 establishes the core framework for… Read More

September 29, 2026 @ 8:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Blockchain Association, one of Washington’s most prominent digital-asset advocacy groups, is preparing for a leadership change. Current chief executive Summer Mersinger will leave the role on October 16, 2026. Founding leader Kristin Smith is expected to return the next day as interim CEO while… Read More

August 25, 2026 @ 7:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Blockchain Association, an industry advocacy group for digital assets, has voiced strong support for key elements of proposed federal rules implementing customer identification requirements for permitted payment stablecoin issuers under the GENIUS Act. In a comment letter submitted on August 21, 2026, the organization… Read More

August 13, 2026 @ 8:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Blockchain Association has stepped forward to support Custodia Bank in its bid for US Supreme Court review of a long-running dispute with the Federal Reserve over access to a master account. In an amicus brief filed this week, the crypto industry group urges the… Read More

December 10, 2025 @ 2:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Blockchain Association and Ava Labs recently visited with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Crypto Task Force to discuss the topic of two types of “protocol tokens,” as the Commission works toward creating a regulatory approach toward tokenization. Regulation PT These digital assets break down… Read More

December 30, 2024 @ 4:41 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

IoTeX, a provider of decentralized physical infrastructure networks, has joined the Blockchain Association, an advocacy group representing the crypto industry in Washington, D.C. In a statement, the Blockchain Association said that decentralized physical infrastructure networks represent a “groundbreaking category of blockchain technology that connects real-world… Read More

April 28, 2024 @ 8:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockchain Association (BA) and the Crypto Freedom Alliance of Texas (CFAT) filed a lawsuit against the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the Northern District of Texas that challenges the SEC’s misguided attacks on the U.S. digital asset industry and the Commission’s arbitrary and capricious… Read More

April 18, 2023 @ 8:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockchain Association published a letter sent to Senator Laura Ellman and Representative Mark Walker of the Illinois Assembly stating industry opposition to HB 3479. The following statement is attributed to Kristin Smith, Blockchain Association CEO: “Illinois Assembly Bill HB 3479 would effectively outlaw crypto in… Read More

April 10, 2023 @ 4:13 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has scheduled an open meeting for April 14, 2023, to consider reopening the comment period of the proposed changes. The SEC proposed amendments to Rule 3b-16 under the Exchange Act Regarding the Definition of “Exchange,” which could potentially impact… Read More

November 10, 2022 @ 11:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockchain Association announced that it has filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Securities and Exchanges Commission’s (SEC) lawsuit against Ripple. This case, which is just one in a long line of SEC efforts to regulate by enforcement, highlights the SEC’s efforts “to cement and… Read More

September 3, 2022 @ 3:44 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Blockchain Association posted a series of tweets last week critizing pending legislation they believe will undermine the digital asset ecosystem in California. The Association claims that State Assembly Bill A.B. 2269 is “shortsighted” creating “unhelpful restrictions that would impede crypto innovators’ ability to operate.”… Read More

June 7, 2022 @ 11:49 am By JD Alois  |  

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Senator Cynthia Lummis have officially revealed legislation aiming to create a regulatory framework for the burgeoning digital asset industry. The two Senators have worked for many months on the language of the bill. The legislation has long been rumored with a… Read More

November 6, 2021 @ 2:18 pm By JD Alois  |  

The infrastructure bill (H.R.3684) is on its way to becoming law. After a circuitous legislative path that saw extreme left legislative vote against the bill while several Republicans helped to push it across the finish line, a pinnacle of the Biden Administration’s legislative ambitions is… Read More

September 21, 2021 @ 3:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

“Fools Gold.” Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu has slammed the emerging digital asset sector as “Fool’s Gold” comparing it to the unfortunate events that led up to the 2008 financial crisis. In a speech delivered at the Blockchain Association, Hsu stated: “I have… Read More

August 1, 2021 @ 8:19 pm By JD Alois  |  

The US Senate worked on Sunday to come to terms on a infrastructure bill that could end up costing trillions of dollars. The super thin margin in the Senate means moderates on both sides of the aisle will play a key role in the decision… Read More

July 30, 2021 @ 11:50 am By JD Alois  |  

President Joe Biden published more details on the pending infrastructure deal while indicating he intends to offset the substantial cost by various fees including “strengthening tax enforcement when it comes to cryptocurrencies.” In a speech, President Biden said: “This agreement will help ensure that America… Read More

January 25, 2021 @ 10:16 am By JD Alois  |  

Grayscale, the creators of multiple publicly traded crypto funds, has committed $1 million to Coin Center – the well-known crypto non-profit and advocacy group. Additionally, Grayscale said it would top up this amount with another $1 million in matching funds through February 2021. The matching… Read More

January 24, 2020 @ 11:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Digital Asset Human Capital Trends Report was recently commissioned by the Blockchain Association, an organization of active industry participants who promote efforts related to innovation and the collaboration needed to support US leadership of the crypto-assets sector. The companies included in the research sample… Read More

July 2, 2019 @ 2:52 am By JD Alois  |  

Last week, the Blockchain Association announced in a blog post that it would take over the Defend Crypto campaign, launched by Kik Interactive. Kik is engaged in a legal battle with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding an initial coin offering that raised about… Read More

December 5, 2018 @ 9:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global investment platform, eToro, announced on Tuesday it has joined the Blockchain Association as an executive member. eToro reported it will be working alongside prominent organizations in the blockchain ecosystem such as Coinbase, Circle, Digital Currency Group, and Polychain to will help further the Blockchain Association’s… Read More