Kristin Smith, CEO of the US-based Blockchain Association, will leave the Cryptocurrency Advocacy Group for the recently launched Solana Policy Institute.
In a notice on April 1, the Blockchain Association (BA) Says Smith will decrease from his role as CEO on May 16. According to the organization, the close CEO will be president of the Solana Policy Institute on May 19.
The notice of the organization did not provide a apparent reason for the transfer to Solana’s advocacy organization or tell who would lead the group after Smith’s departure. Cointelegraph reached the Blockchain Association for the comment but did not receive a response at the time of publication.
Blockchain Association CEO announced Kristin Smith on April 1. Source: LinkedIn
Smith, who has worked in BA since 2018 and has been the deputy chief of staff for former Montana representative Denny Rehberg, will follow the CEO of Defi Education Fund CEO Miller Whitehouse-Levine, who has left his position to join the Solana Policy Institute as CEO. According to Whitehouse-Levine, the organization plans to educate US policies in Solana.
This is a story development, and further information will be added as it is available.
