President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with executives from the cryptocurrency industry at the White House today, as federal regulators press ahead with policy actions on digital assets this week.
According to the White House schedule, the president will deliver remarks alongside technology and industry leaders in the afternoon. The White House did not immediately reply to a request for comment about the meeting.
Semafor reported that senior figures from crypto companies will attend the event. That outlet also cited an unnamed White House official saying representatives of prediction markets were originally expected to participate but ultimately will not be included.
Since returning to office in January 2025, the president has pursued policies viewed as favorable to the cryptocurrency industry, channeling much of that effort through the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The article notes that the president has earned more than $1.4 billion from his family’s crypto ventures. Efforts to pass wide-ranging crypto legislation in Congress have stalled.
Regulatory developments this week include an SEC proposal, unveiled on Tuesday, that would create exemptions for certain token offerings from securities regulations. The proposal is intended to make it easier for crypto firms to issue tokens and raise capital while operating under a regulatory framework proposed by the agency. Separately, the CFTC is scheduled to hold a discussion on crypto regulation at an industry gathering on Thursday.
Semafor reported that attendees expected at the White House include CFTC Chair Mike Selig, SEC Chair Paul Atkins and crypto adviser Patrick Witt, along with representatives from trade associations and industry firms. Companies cited by the outlet as sending officials to the event include Coinbase, Ripple, Andreessen Horowitz and NASDAQ:NDAQ, according to people familiar with the planned meeting.
Context: The meeting takes place amid coordinated regulatory activity from the SEC and the CFTC and stalled congressional efforts to pass comprehensive crypto legislation.