Kristin Smith

Binance-FTX Deal Will Invite 'Scrutiny' Into Regulation of Exchanges: Blockchain Association's Kristin Smith
Binance-FTX Deal Will Invite 'Scrutiny' Into Regulation of Exchanges: Blockchain Association's Kristin Smith
"What happened with FTX may not be able to be addressed by U.S. regulation," says Blockchain Association Executive Director Kristin Smith. But, she adds that Congress is still...
Binance-FTX Deal Will Invite 'Scrutiny' Into Regulation of Exchanges: Blockchain Association's Kristin Smith

What the Proposed FTX-Binance Deal Means on Capitol Hill
What the Proposed FTX-Binance Deal Means on Capitol Hill
Crypto exchange Binance agreed to buy FTX after its rival suffered a liquidity crisis. Kristin Smith of the Blockchain Association, a Washington, D.C.-based lobbying group, di...
What the Proposed FTX-Binance Deal Means on Capitol Hill

Blockchain Association Sets Up New Crypto Industry PAC
Blockchain Association Sets Up New Crypto Industry PAC
The Blockchain Association is adding its own political action committee, called BA PAC, to the crypto industry’s growing array of campaign finance efforts seeking to steer the...
Blockchain Association Sets Up New Crypto Industry PAC

Blockchain Association Exec: 'New Era of Policymaking' in Washington
Blockchain Association Exec: ‘New Era of Policymaking’ in Washington
Blockchain Association Director Kristin Smith reacts to the Biden Administration’s latest guidelines released last week for digital assets, characterizing the reports as “disa...
Blockchain Association Exec: 'New Era of Policymaking' in Washington

Blockchain Association Executive on Biden’s Executive Order: ‘Political Power of the Crypto Community Is on the Rise’
Blockchain Association Executive on Biden’s Executive Order: ‘Political Power of the Crypto Community Is on the Rise’
Kristin Smith, executive director of the Blockchain Association, joins “First Mover” to weigh in on the impact of President Biden’s executive order on digital assets. Smith hi...
Blockchain Association Executive on Biden’s Executive Order: ‘Political Power of the Crypto Community Is on the Rise’

Blockchain Association Raises $4M to Grow Its Presence on Capitol Hill
Blockchain Association Raises $4M to Grow Its Presence on Capitol Hill
The Blockchain Association, one of the crypto industry’s largest lobbying groups, raised $4 million in new funding. Executive Director Kristin Smith discusses the implications...
Blockchain Association Raises $4M to Grow Its Presence on Capitol Hill

US House Passes Unamended Infrastructure Bill to President Joe Biden
US House Passes Unamended Infrastructure Bill to President Joe Biden
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill with a controversial cryptocurrency tax reporting requirement, which is now awaiting Pr...
US House Passes Unamended Infrastructure Bill to President Joe Biden

Is Crypto Becoming a Partisan Issue in the US?
Is Crypto Becoming a Partisan Issue in the US?
Kristin Smith, executive director of the Blockchain Association, a Washington, D.C.-based lobbying group, discusses her views on why crypto is too big for partisan politics an...
Is Crypto Becoming a Partisan Issue in the US?

What US Senate's $3.5T Budget Plan Could Mean for Crypto
What US Senate’s $3.5T Budget Plan Could Mean for Crypto
U.S. senators voted along party lines to support a $3.5 trillion blueprint for President Joe Biden’s agenda. This includes the $1 trillion infrastructure bill that passed Tues...
What US Senate's $3.5T Budget Plan Could Mean for Crypto

Senators Propose Crypto Tax Exemptions Amendment for $1T Infrastructure Bill
Senators Propose Crypto Tax Exemptions Amendment for $1T Infrastructure Bill
Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), and Pat Toomey (R-Penn.) are proposing an amendment to the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill that will exempt bi...
Senators Propose Crypto Tax Exemptions Amendment for $1T Infrastructure Bill