CFTC commissioner to join Blockchain Association as CEO

May 14 (Reuters) - The Blockchain Association said on Wednesday that current Commodity Futures Trading Commission Commissioner Summer Mersinger will join the trade group as CEO in June as the cryptocurrency sector ramps up its push to overhaul digital asset policy.

Sarah Milby, the Blockchain Association's head of policy, will serve as interim CEO until Mersinger assumes the role on June 2. The group's current CEO Kristin Smith is stepping down Friday to join the Solana Policy Institute.

The CFTC did not immediately respond to a request for comment.