Blockchain associations from eight U.S. states announced the formation of the North American Blockchain Association (NABA), an organization that aims to provide cohesive crypto policy recommendations to the federal government. Members include the Texas Blockchain Council, the Alabama Blockchain Alliance, the California Blockchain Advocacy Alliance, the Florida Blockchain Business Association, the Ohio Blockchain Council, the Pennsylvania Blockchain Alliance, the Virginia Blockchain Council, and the Washington Technology Industry Association Cascadia Blockchain Council. Lee Bratcher, chairman of the Texas Blockchain Council and a member of the NABA board of directors, said that each of these state associations is independent and retains agency, but can act in concert with other states when necessary. "