News Explorer — CFTC Commissioner Summer Mersinger Departing to Lead Blockchain Association

Generated by AI, curated by humans

May 14, 6:53 pm

Decrypt

CFTC Commissioner Summer Mersinger Departing to Lead Blockchain Association

The Blockchain Association appointed outgoing CFTC commissioner Summer Mersinger as its new CEO, leaving her position early to lead the organization. Mersinger, known for supporting the crypto industry, will start her role on June 2, aiming to advance the industry's regulatory goals.

The Blockchain Association appointed outgoing CFTC commissioner Summer Mersinger as its new CEO, leaving her position early to lead the organization. Mersinger, known for supporting the crypto industry, will start her role on June 2, aiming to advance the industry's regulatory goals.

Latest

Dec 18, 2:01 pm

Decrypt

Fetch.ai to Launch Payment System Allowing AI Agents to Make Purchases Autonomously

Fetch.ai announced plans to introduce a payment system in 2026, enabling AI agents to autonomously execute purchases and... Read Summary

Dec 18, 2:01 pm

Decrypt

Bitcoin ETFs Just Had One of Their Biggest Days in Months, Adding $457 Million

U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds received significant inflows, with BlackRock's IBIT leading the way with $262.11... Read Summary

Dec 18, 1:01 pm

Decrypt

SoFi Set to Launch Stablecoin on Ethereum

SoFi Technologies announced the upcoming launch of its stablecoin, SoFiUSD, issued by SoFi Bank on Ethereum. The company... Read Summary

Dec 18, 1:01 pm

Decrypt

Over $2 Billion in Crypto Swiped by North Korean Hackers in 2025: Chainalysis

According to a Chainalysis report, North Korean hackers have stolen $2.02 billion in crypto in 2025, marking a 51% incre... Read Summary

Dec 18, 11:50 am

Decrypt

Crypto Treasuries Attract $2.6 Billion in Institutional Capital, Led by Strategy's Bitcoin Buys

Over $2.6 billion in institutional capital flowed into digital asset treasuries between December 8 and 14, with Bitcoin... Read Summary

Dec 18, 10:59 am

Decrypt

Privacy Coins Including Canton and Midnight Surge Following DTCC Tokenization Move

Canton and Midnight privacy coins, along with Zcash and Monero, have seen gains after the Depository Trust & Clearing Co... Read Summary

Dec 18, 11:01 am

Decrypt

Tokenized US Stocks and ETFs Now Available on Telegram via xStocks on TON

xStocks, backed by Kraken, have introduced tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs on the TON blockchain, accessible within the T... Read Summary

Dec 18, 6:09 am

Decrypt

Coinbase's Acquisition of Stake in CoinDCX Approved by India's Competition Watchdog

The Competition Commission of India has approved Coinbase's acquisition of a minority stake in Indian crypto exchange Co... Read Summary

Dec 18, 5:22 am

Decrypt

Bitcoin Price Remains Capped as Loss-Holders Sell

Bitcoin's price surged over $90,200 before quickly dropping back to around $86,600, as the market remains fragile with l... Read Summary

Dec 18, 4:56 am

Decrypt

Fed Updates Policy to Allow State Member Banks to Engage in Crypto-Related Activities

The Federal Reserve has replaced a nearly three-year-old policy to allow state member banks to engage in crypto-related... Read Summary

Dec 17, 8:00 pm

Forbes

Caroline Pham Leaves CFTC to Join Crypto Company MoonPay

Caroline Pham, the acting chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, will join MoonPay as chief legal and administrative officer after her successor, Mike Selig, was confirmed.... Read Summary

Dec 17, 5:48 pm

Decrypt

Senators Propose Task Force to Combat Crypto Scams and Protect Investors

The bipartisan SAFE Crypto Act, introduced by Senators Elissa Slotkin and Jerry Moran, aims to establish a federal taskf... Read Summary

Dec 17, 4:22 pm

Decrypt

DTCC to Issue Tokenized Securities on Canton Network, Starting With US Treasuries

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation plans to issue tokenized securities on Canton Network, starting with U.S. Tr... Read Summary

Dec 17, 4:11 pm

Decrypt

Singapore Entrepreneur Loses Crypto Holdings to Malware Dressed Up as a Game

Mark Koh, a Singapore-based entrepreneur, lost all of his crypto holdings to malware disguised as a game-testing scam. D... Read Summary

Dec 17, 3:52 pm

Decrypt

Bitcoin Miner Hut 8 Signs $7 Billion AI Deal With Google Backing

Hut8's shares are surging following a $7 billion deal with Fluidstack, backed by Google, to power high-performance compu... Read Summary