According to Bijie.com, Kristin Smith posted a statement on social platform X, announcing that he would officially step down as CEO of the Blockchain Association on May 16, 2025, and joined Solana on May 19, as president of the Solana Policy Research Institute, leading its policy strategic layout. Smith reviewed the industry advocacy and regulatory dialogue he led during his tenure and said that although he would leave his current position, it was not a farewell to the crypto industry, but a "transformation of perspectives." Currently, the Blockchain Association Board of Directors has started the selection of CEO successors.