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Crypto Is Losing Two Top Washington Voices as Mersinger and Peirce Set Their Exits

Unchained·September 26, 2026·1 min read
Crypto Is Losing Two Top Washington Voices as Mersinger and Peirce Set Their Exits

Blockchain Association CEO Summer Mersinger will step down Oct. 16, and SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce leaves Oct. 2. Both announced their exits 10 days after the Senate blocked the Clarity Act, marking a loss of two top Washington voices for the crypto industry.

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