Crypto Industry Is 'Absolutely' at War Against Gensler, Warren, Blockchain Association CEO Smith Says

The war won't last forever, but probably will continue for the next 18-20 months, Kristin Smith said.

• 2023-04-29
• Senator Elizabeth Warren Gary Gensler Blockchain Association CEO Kristin Smith Securities and Exchange Blockchain Association

U.S. Congress, not the SEC, will set cryptocurrency regulations, says Blockchain Association

The Blockchain Association Chief Policy Officer Jake Chervinsky said the U.S. Congress will ultimately set the laws in the country to govern the cryptocurrency industry and not the Securities and Exchange Commission

• 2023-02-15
• Commodity Futures Trading Commission Jake Chervinsky enforcement actions Blockchain Association U.S. Congress SEC

SBF Lobbied Congress to Benefit FTX, Not Crypto, Says Blockchain Exec

Kristin Smith, head of the Blockchain Association, says Sam Bankman-Fried “was making our job very difficult.”

• 2023-02-08
• Kristin Smith FTX Blockchain Association Commodities Future Trading Commission lobbying group