CFTC Commissioner Summer Mersinger, a Republican, will resign to become CEO of the Blockchain Association

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May 16, 2025

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Goldsmith Romero’s departure is set to come a day after Commissioner Summer Mersinger, a Republican, exits. Mersinger announced her departure plans earlier this week after she was tapped to lead the Blockchain Association, one of the foremost trade groups representing the digital-asset industry.

Goldsmith Romero joins fellow Commissioner Summer Mersinger, who announced earlier this week that she would leave on May 30 after being named the next CEO of the Blockchain Association, a Washington, D.C.-based lobbying group for the crypto industry.

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