President Donald Trump is expected to attend an August 19, 2026 White House meeting with top crypto and prediction-market executives, including leaders from Coinbase and Ripple. The gathering serves as a prelude to the CFTC Innovation Advisory Committee's inaugural meeting on August 20. SEC Chairman Paul Atkins and CFTC Chairman Michael Selig are also expected to participate. The meetings occur as the industry prepares for a critical September 15 Senate cloture vote on the stalled CLARITY Act.
White House crypto meeting attendees
- ▪Executives from Coinbase, Ripple, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Chainlink, Paradigm, Kalshi, and the Digital Chamber are expected to attend the August 19, 2026 White House meeting.
- ▪Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick may attend the August 19, 2026 White House meeting.
- ▪President Donald Trump is expected to attend a White House meeting with cryptocurrency and prediction-market executives on August 19, 2026.
- ▪SEC Chairman Paul Atkins is confirmed to attend the August 19, 2026 White House meeting, while CFTC Chairman Michael Selig is expected to participate.
CLARITY Act Senate status
- ▪Senate Majority Leader John Thune filed cloture on the motion to proceed with the CLARITY Act, with a procedural vote scheduled for September 15, 2026.
- ▪Prediction markets on Polymarket and Kalshi price the probability of the CLARITY Act passing into law in 2026 at approximately 19% to 20%, down from an 82% peak in February 2026.
- ▪The U.S. House of Representatives approved its version of the CLARITY Act in July 2025 by a 294–134 vote, and the Senate Banking Committee advanced its portion in May 2026 by a 15–9 vote.
- ▪The CLARITY Act procedural vote requires at least 60 Senate votes to clear cloture and begin formal consideration.
CFTC Innovation Advisory Committee
- ▪The CFTC Innovation Advisory Committee will hold its inaugural meeting on August 20, 2026, in Washington, D.C., running from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern time.
- ▪The CFTC Innovation Advisory Committee consists of 35 members, including Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse, a16z crypto Managing Partner Chris Dixon, and Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour.
- ▪The August 20, 2026 CFTC meeting agenda includes panels on crypto regulation, artificial intelligence in trading, and prediction markets.
Regulatory jurisdiction over digital assets
- ▪The SEC and CFTC launched a joint review of crypto derivatives rules in June 2026 to address overlapping regulatory jurisdictions.
- ▪The CLARITY Act would place spot markets for qualifying digital commodities under CFTC oversight while keeping crypto assets classified as securities under SEC authority.
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