In a statement released on May 16, Romero confirmed her departure from the agency, which will occur sooner than anticipated if the Senate approves ex-commissioner Brian Quintenz as the new chair. Romero’s exit will happen just a day after Commissioner Summer Mersinger is scheduled to leave her position to assume the role of CEO at the crypto advocacy organization, the Blockchain Association.

Romero expressed gratitude for her tenure, stating, “It has been a tremendous honor to conclude my 23 years of federal service at an agency with such an important mission to ensure that financial markets perform their critical role in the US and global economies.”

With the impending departure of Romero and Mersinger, only two Senate-confirmed members will remain in the CFTC: acting chair Caroline Pham and Commissioner Kristin Johnson, who hold one Republican and Democratic seat respectively. This change in leadership provides an opportunity for President Donald Trump to nominate two more commissioners once Quintenz’s nomination has been addressed by the Senate.

As this story continues to unfold, more details will be provided as they become available.

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Sarah Milby, the trade group’s policy chief, will assume the role of interim CEO until Mersinger officially takes the helm on June 2. Kristin Smith, the current CEO of the Blockchain Association, is stepping down this Friday to move to the Solana Policy Institute.

Both the CFTC and Mersinger’s office have yet to comment on the matter. The Blockchain Association, however, confirmed that Mersinger’s tenure at the CFTC will end on May 30.

Former President Joe Biden appointed Mersinger, a Republican, as a commissioner in 2022. She was among the potential candidates to lead the CFTC until former President Donald Trump chose ex-official and crypto executive Brian Quintenz as chairman. Trump, during his campaign, pledged to support the crypto industry and facilitate the adoption of digital assets.

In his first week in office, Trump established a cryptocurrency working group to suggest digital asset regulations. In March, he signed an executive order to create a federal bitcoin reserve. Now, the crypto industry is lobbying Congress to pass new regulatory rules for cryptocurrencies.

Last week, an effort to establish a regulatory framework for stablecoins, a crypto type linked to the U.S. dollar, fell through in the U.S. Senate. This setback has added new urgency to the industry’s push for legislative change.

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Scott cited the Senate Banking Committee’s recent progress with the GENIUS Act, a detailed stablecoin regulatory bill approved in March 2025, as a clear sign of the committee’s commitment to cryptocurrency regulations. In a discussion with Fox News, Scott remarked:

“Innovation should precede regulation. Ensuring that digital asset innovation is nurtured domestically is vital for maintaining America’s global economic supremacy.”

The anticipated timeline for the crypto market bill aligns with the predictions of Kristin Smith, the CEO of the Blockchain Association – a leading advocate for the crypto industry. She also projects the enactment of market structure and stablecoin laws by August.

The Trump administration has underlined the importance of comprehensive cryptocurrency regulations in safeguarding the value of the US dollar and positioning the country as a global leader in digital assets, thereby attracting investment into US crypto enterprises.

There is bipartisan agreement among US lawmakers and officials on the need for clear cryptocurrency policies, with expectations for these policies to be enacted into law in 2025. Speaking at the Digital Assets Summit in New York City on March 18, Democrat Representative Ro Khanna expressed his confidence that both the market structure and stablecoin bills would be passed this year.

Khanna also highlighted that a substantial number of his fellow Democrats (around 70-80 representatives) grasp the significance of creating clear digital asset regulations in the US. He further emphasized the Democrats’ support for stablecoins pegged to the dollar, attributing the growth in global demand for the US dollar on the internet to the influence of these dollar tokens.

Bo Hines, the Executive Director of the President’s Council of Advisers on Digital Assets, also predicted at the conference that the stablecoin legislation would be signed into law within 60 days. Hines emphasized the shared bipartisan goal of asserting US dominance in the digital asset space.

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