As regulators and lawmakers have interacted more and more with the crypto industry in recent years, the people who can link the two have taken on central roles in how crypto is regulated. Leading the charge is the Blockchain Association, with membership including eToro, Digital Currency Group, Uniswap, Kraken and Grayscale, and with executive director Kristin Smith at the helm. Before founding the Blockchain Association in 2018, Smith spent a decade and a half on Capitol Hill, both as a congr...