Blockchain Association CEO Kristin Smith posted on Twitter earlier this week that she had been detained in Costa Rica and not allowed to leave the country.

“I’m being detained at the Liberia airport in Costa Rica,” Smith tweeted on Wednesday. “We’re told we can’t leave until tomorrow and need to sleep here at the airport.”

Smith tweeted on Thursday that she was released to the general area of the airport under the supervision of immigration agents after spending Wednesday night in a detainment center. The Blockchain Association confirmed to Decrypt on Thursday evening that Smith was cleared to travel back to the United States and was indeed on her way home.

“Kristin is thankful to all those who offered support, along with Blockchain Association members, friends, and colleagues, for their well wishes and support during this time,” Blockchain Association Executive Vice President of Marketing and Communications Curtis Kincaid told Decrypt in an email.

Prior to being released, Smith said the shocking incident in the Central American nation happened after vacationing at the Hacienda AltaGracia, Auberge Resort.

“On Wednesday, April 12, Kristin was de

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