Outgoing Commodities and Futures Trading Commission Commissioner Summer Mersinger says crypto perpetual futures contracts could be “trading live very soon” in the US. Crypto perpetual futures ...

Summer Mersinger, one of the Republican commissioners at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, will soon take over the Blockchain Association as its incoming chief executive, a top official at the ...

“She is known for being engaged and responsive, and she has significant Hill experience, so I expect her to succeed in her new role,” said Renato Mariotti, a partner at Paul Hastings' investigations ...

Summer Mersinger is the CEO of the Blockchain Association. She previously was a Commissioner at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), where she played a key role in shaping federal ...

Washington's crypto playbook flipped on May 14 when Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Commissioner Summer Mersinger agreed to helm the Blockchain Association, leaving the regulator for the ...

The Revolving Door Project, a Prospect partner, scrutinizes the executive branch and presidential power. Follow them at therevolvingdoorproject.org. Last Wednesday, the Blockchain Association, ...

Perpetual crypto futures, an asset class already popular overseas, could soon trade in the US, outgoing Commodity Futures Trading Commission member Summer Mersinger said. Such futures contracts “could ...

A big-money lobbying fight on Capitol Hill is pitting banks against the fast-rising crypto industry with potentially trillions of dollars at stake. The dispute centers on whether cryptocurrency ...

The Blockchain Association announced on Wednesday that U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Commissioner Summer Mersinger will step down from the federal agency at the end of the month to ...

Summer Mersinger, a commissioner at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, will leave the agency at the end of the month to become CEO of the Blockchain Association. Mersinger, a Republican who has ...

Update (May 14 at 6:58 pm UTC): This article has been updated to include comments from the Blockchain Association. Summer Mersinger, one of four commissioners currently serving at the US financial ...

Summer Mersinger is expected to leave the commission three years before her term ends to lead the Blockchain Association. Update (May 14 at 6:58 pm UTC): This article has been updated to include ...