President Donald Trump is set to host cryptocurrency executives at the White House on Wednesday, arriving in the same week that U.S. financial regulators push forward with their framework for certain digital assets.
According to his official schedule, Trump will deliver remarks alongside technology leaders in the afternoon. White House representatives did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Who is attending
Semafor reported that CFTC Chair Mike Selig, SEC Chair Paul Atkins and crypto adviser Patrick Witt are expected to attend, along with trade association officials and representatives from Coinbase, Ripple, Andreessen Horowitz and Nasdaq.
Representatives for prediction markets were initially slated to attend but were dropped from the guest list, citing an unnamed White House official.
Regulators move first
On Tuesday, the SEC proposed long-awaited rules that would exempt certain token offerings from securities regulations, easing the path for companies to issue tokens and raise capital.
The CFTC is scheduled to take up crypto regulation at an industry gathering on Thursday.
Broader crypto legislation, meanwhile, remains stalled in Congress, leaving agencies to carry the policy load since Trump returned to office in January 2025.
Profit questions persist
Trump has earned more than $1.4 billion from his family’s crypto ventures, which include World Liberty Financial and the Trump meme coin.
A Reuters/Ipsos poll released this week found that most Americans believe Trump and his family have inappropriately profited from the sector and that his policy decisions are shaped by private business interests.
Trump maintains he has no day-to-day role in the family business and that his investments are independently managed. The White House dismisses any allegations of impropriety.
