White House · Donald Trump · CLARITY Act · US Congress · Coinbase · The Block
Inside the Oval Office meeting: Trump appears ‘bullish’ on Clarity Act as he solicits feedback from crypto, finance CEOs
Compiled by KHAO Editorial — aggregated from 2 sources. See llms.txt for citation guidance.
✓ KHAO Verified
During a private Oval Office meeting with crypto and traditional finance executives, President Donald Trump appeared "bullish" on passing cryptocurrency legislation, as his administration works to devise a plan to get a bill through Congress as soon as next month.
Key facts
- It is not clear who all was in the room, though executives including Nasdaq CEO Adena Friedman, Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev, Kraken CEO Arjun Sethi, ICE CEO Jeffrey Sprecher, Coinbase CEO Brian
- Following Wednesday's press conference, Crypto Council for Innovation CEO Ji Kim said he was feeling optimistic
- The provision would be enforced by the Justice Department, not state attorneys general, and would expire in January 2029
- On Wednesday afternoon, following a press conference with technology leaders and federal agency chairs during which Trump said regulators were working to onshore Hyperliquid and called for a “fair
Summary
On Wednesday afternoon, following a press conference with technology leaders and federal agency chairs during which Trump said regulators were working to onshore Hyperliquid and called for a “fair version” of the Clarity Act to pass, some executives were invited into the Oval Office. It is not clear who all was in the room, though executives including Nasdaq CEO Adena Friedman, Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev, Kraken CEO Arjun Sethi, ICE CEO Jeffrey Sprecher, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, and Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse were at the press conference. Chainlink co-founder Sergey Nazarov, who was at the Oval Office meeting, said it was productive.