With industry paying more attention to Washington, Kristin Smith fields more staff and huge increases in budget, lobbying spendingBlockchain Association Executive Director Kristin Smith, a veteran of Capitol Hill and lobby shops—where she represented a variety of industries—was the group's first employee in 2018. "Before payroll," she quips.Related contentAssociations dip toes rather than dive into cryptocurrenciesCrypto's come a long way, but now it's in D.C. crosshairsNow she oversees a staff of 13 and growing. The association advocates for the cryptocurrency and related blockchain industries. (A blockchain is a difficult-to-hack database system best known for its use in… Read More