Summer Mersinger, a former commissioner at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), is leaving the Blockchain Association. Cointelegraph reported the news on Sep 25, 2026. The report ties her exit to a failed vote on CLARITY.
Mersinger joined the Blockchain Association in 2025. Before that she was a CFTC commissioner and resigned during her second term at the federal commodities regulator. The report was written by staff writer Turner Wright and reviewed by staff writer Sam Bourgi.
The report does not give details of the CLARITY vote: who voted, what the count was, or what happens next. It also does not say when Mersinger will leave, why she is leaving, or who will take her place. Until more is reported, those questions have no answer.
For someone already holding a perpetual futures position on Bitget, Bybit, MEXC or OKX, this changes nothing directly. The report does not mention funding rates, trading fees or liquidity on any exchange. A leadership change at an industry group and a failed vote do not, on their own, change what a position costs to hold today.
Source: cointelegraph — Ex-CFTC leader to leave Blockchain Association after CLARITY vote fails