President Trump is expected to attend a White House meeting with crypto CEOs ahead of the CFTC innovation committee's first session. The talks could shape regulatory clarity for digital assets.
President Donald Trump is expected to attend a White House meeting with crypto industry leaders on Wednesday, ahead of the first session of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's new Innovation Advisory Committee, people briefed on the planning said.
The meeting, scheduled at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building next to the White House, is meant to open a policy dialogue on U.S. innovation. Those attending include the chief executives of Coinbase, Ripple, Gemini, Robinhood, Polymarket and Kalshi, all members of the CFTC committee. Traditional finance names are also on the list: the heads of CME Group, Nasdaq, Intercontinental Exchange and the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation. CFTC Chairman Mike Selig will attend, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick may join, one of the people said.
The Thursday afternoon committee meeting at the CFTC will dig into the group's innovation agenda. The opening session is titled "Crypto's Regulatory Evolution: From Uncertainty to Clarity." One suggested topic is "the remaining challenges to a durable federal market structure."
The White House and Trump are mired in debate over advancing the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act through the Senate. Further action may depend on whether Trump is willing to accept tighter ethics restrictions governing his personal involvement in the crypto industry, people familiar with the discussions said.
A clear federal market structure and bipartisan support for the bill would reduce regulatory uncertainty for crypto markets. An impasse over ethics rules or a lack of progress on the legislation would keep the industry in a holding pattern, with firms relying on state-by-state guidance.
CME Group and Intercontinental Exchange, two of the traditional finance members of the committee, carry Alpha Scores of 59 and 50 respectively, signaling moderate and mixed sentiment. Their involvement suggests the policy conversation will weigh both crypto-native and incumbent market infrastructure.
The Thursday session will test whether the administration can translate the meeting's broad innovation language into specific rulemaking. The committee's first concrete output will be watched closely by exchanges, custodians and token issuers alike.
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