August 2026 White House crypto summit stories

Aug 14, 2026

Trump to host Coinbase, Ripple, and other crypto executives at White House meeting

President Donald Trump is expected to attend a White House meeting on August 19 with executives from major cryptocurrency companies including Coinbase, Ripple, Kraken, Gemini, Robinhood, and prediction market firms. The meeting kicks off a week of regulatory discussions involving the SEC and CFTC.

Aug 14, 20266 sources

Aug 13, 2026

White House to host crypto and prediction market executives next week

The White House is expected to host executives from cryptocurrency and prediction market industries next Wednesday, according to multiple sources, though details and guest list remain unsettled.

Aug 13, 20263 sources

Top claims

▪Progress on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act has been delayed in part due to ongoing deliberations over ethics provisions that would limit President Donald Trump's personal involvement in the cryptocurrency industry.
▪Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins is confirmed to attend the August 19, 2026 White House meeting, as confirmed by an agency spokesperson.
▪Invitations for the August 19, 2026 White House meeting were also extended to executives from Kraken, the New York Stock Exchange, and Nasdaq.

People involved

Donald Trump

Subtopics

Crypto exchanges Trump administration Bitcoin Crypto lobbying Crypto regulation Prediction markets

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