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Ashok Pinto retweeted
Jun 6
Summer Mersinger, CEO of @BlockchainAssn, is officially speaking at the Injective Summit.
Former CFTC Commissioner, one of crypto's strongest voices in Washington. Tokenization is her fight. It's what the Summit is built on.
See you there, @SummerMersinger.
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Ashok Pinto retweeted
End/ I’m heartened and proud of all of what we’ve accomplished in the past 12 months, building on the *years* of dedication from BA members and past BA team members. I’ve seen what we can do, which makes me even more excited about what we will do next.
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Ashok Pinto retweeted
9/ I also want to say how grateful I am for the BA team. So much of this work happens behind the scenes – across policy, legal, communications, government relations, and industry affairs – and our staff shows up every day with focus, professionalism, and purpose.
It is a privilege to work alongside them.
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Ashok Pinto retweeted
8/ And just yesterday we hosted a town hall for Senators with members of the law enforcement community to talk about the benefits of Clarity.
youtube.com/watch?v=zUcYch5w…
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7/ Three weeks ago, the Senate Banking Committee advanced the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act 15-9. We think there’s a meaningful chance that the bill moves for a full floor vote this summer, and we’re activating all of our members to make the case for the legislation.
banking.senate.gov/newsroom/…
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Ashok Pinto retweeted
6/ In December, we held our most successful Policy Summit yet. The turnout from government and industry reflected something real: crypto is no longer a niche policy conversation. It is a central question of American competitiveness and financial leadership.
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Ashok Pinto retweeted
5/ Passing the law was one fight but defending it has been its own, ongoing effort. Within weeks, major banking trade associations were pressuring Congress to reopen the GENIUS Act, restrict stablecoin rewards, and protect incumbent institutions from competition.
We fought (and continue to fight) to protect the law.
This headline sums up how we had to defend ourselves:
politico.com/news/2026/05/06…
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Ashok Pinto retweeted
4/ The most important thing that followed (so far!): last July President Trump signed the GENIUS Act into law. First federal crypto legislation ever. The stablecoin market has grown by more than 50% since. That is what regulatory clarity produces: investment, growth, and innovation that stays and grows in the United States.
The WH fact sheet accompanying the signing feels like a historical document:
whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2…
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Ashok Pinto retweeted
3/ And what has that effort yielded? A complete overhaul of the national regulatory environment. This change began in earnest when the SEC started dropping overreaching enforcement cases, rescinding guidance that had kept banks out of crypto custody, and standing up a task force to write fit-for-purpose rules.
The era of regulation by enforcement was over and that shift created the runway for everything that followed.
Here’s an example of the tide turning: sec.gov/newsroom/press-relea…
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Ashok Pinto retweeted
2/ First: Our members. Blockchain Association represents 100 organizations building the financial infrastructure of the future, including the leading exchanges, world-class developers, digital asset custodians, DeFi protocols, and some of the world’s most prescient investors.
Getting to know this community this year has been the best part of the job, and I’m continually awed by the amount of talent, hard work, and conviction that this group possesses.
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Ashok Pinto retweeted
1/ I became @BlockchainAssn CEO one year ago this week. At the time, I was excited to take this role because I believed that the digital asset industry was on the verge of something consequential, and that sense has been more than validated over the past 12 months.
A few thoughts on the bigger moments of the past year...
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Ashok Pinto retweeted
BA's Ashok Pinto (@Advocate4Web3) recently joined the C. Boyden Gray Center (@AdLawCenter) for a thoughtful discussion on the evolving financial regulatory landscape and the future of digital asset policy.
Thank you to the Gray Center and especially Executive Director Adam White for the invitation and for hosting a great conversation.
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Ashok Pinto retweeted
End/ We also want to recognize the members of BA’s Perpetuals Workstream, whose expertise and engagement helped in form our advocacy on this issue.
Their work has helped advance the conversation around how innovative derivatives products can operate within U.S. regulatory guardrails.
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Ashok Pinto retweeted
4/ We thank @ChairmanSelig, @passalacqua_mj, and staff of the @CFTC's Innovation Task Force for their hard work and leadership on this issue.
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A historic day for American crypto markets as the @CFTC delivered on @ChairmanSelig’s Day 1 commitment to onshore crypto asset perpetuals.
Onshoring crypto asset perps is a major step toward ensuring the new frontier of finance is built in America. 🇺🇸
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Ashok Pinto retweeted
3/ A case-by-case review process is a prudent approach that allows innovation to move forward while ensuring appropriate consideration of market structure, customer protection, and market integrity issues.
Bringing more digital asset activity onshore under clear regulatory guardrails strengthens U.S. competitiveness and helps ensure these markets develop within the world's leading regulatory framework.
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Ashok Pinto retweeted
2/ Earlier this year, BA submitted a petition urging the Commission to bring perpetual futures onshore so these products can trade safely within the U.S. regulatory framework.
Read our petition here:
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Ashok Pinto retweeted
1/ Blockchain Association welcomes today's @CFTC statement regarding perpetual contracts.
For months, BA has encouraged the Commission to develop a workable path for perpetuals to trade under U.S. regulatory oversight. Today's action is an important step in that direction.
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May 21
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May 21
Few realize how big this summer is going to be.
America’s semiquincentennial is a once-in-250-years moment to connect our founding ideals and shape what comes next.
@Freedom250 @BlockchainAssn
Stay tuned 🇺🇸
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Ashok Pinto retweeted
End/ We filed this comment on behalf of our members, many of whom are actively building, supporting, or exploring stablecoin products in the United States.
Read our full comment letter 👇
theblockchainassociation.org…
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Ashok Pinto retweeted
2/ As implementation of the GENIUS Act moves forward, engagement with federal banking regulators will play an important role in shaping how stablecoin rules are applied in practice.
We appreciate the FDIC’s engagement on these issues and look forward to continued dialogue.
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