Fed Minutes and Trump Crypto Meeting to Shape Market This Week

Key Insights

• There will be some key crypto news that will impact the industry this week.
• The FOMC will publish minutes of the last meeting on Wednesday.
• Trump will meet senior crypto executives later this week.

Crypto news this week will focus on monetary policy and U.S. regulatory developments as Bitcoin trades near $63,500. President Donald Trump will meet crypto executives on Wednesday, while Federal Reserve minutes arrive later that day.

The events arrive as Bitcoin remains well below its previous peak. Regulatory delays have also pressured sentiment after the Senate entered recess without advancing the CLARITY Act.

One of the top crypto news stories this week will come from Washington, where the Federal Reserve will publish minutes of the last meeting.

These minutes will provide more color on the last meeting, during which officials decided to leave interest rates unchanged at 3.50% and 3.75%. Three Fed officials voted to hike interest rates, citing elevated inflation, which has remained above 2% for over five years.

The minutes come a few days after the US published weak macro data. A report released earlier this month showed that the economy lost 23,000 jobs last month. Also, a separate report showed that US inflation softened a bit last month. US retail sales have also dropped sharply in the past few months.

Therefore, the minutes come at a time when the odds that the Federal Reserve will hike interest rates any time soon have dropped to 47% from the year-to-date high of over 80%. Bitcoin and the crypto market tend to do well when odds of the Fed cutting interest rates are falling.

President Donald Trump has been highly friendly to the crypto industry. He has even proclaimed that he wants the US to become the crypto capital of the world. Trump is also making billions of dollars in the crypto industry, with Trump Media being one of the biggest Bitcoin holders.

He also has a stake in World Liberty Financial, and he launched the Official Trump memecoin. His family also owns substantial stakes in other companies, including American Bitcoin.

Therefore, Trump will meet with top crypto executives, including those from companies like Coinbase, Robinhood, Ripple, and Gemini. Paul Atkins, the head of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Michael Selig’s CFTC, will attend.

The meeting comes at a time when the CLARITY Act has stalled in the Senate, with odds that Trump will sign it by the end of the year. If it fails to pass before midterms, chances are that Republicans will lose control of the Senate and the House of Representatives. Democrats are unlikely to pass the bill unless it addresses their ethical concerns.

The CLARITY Act remains one of the industry’s main legislative issues. The proposal seeks to establish clearer federal oversight of digital assets and trading platforms.

The White House meeting could provide further clues about the administration’s regulatory priorities. However, discussions between executives and officials do not themselves advance legislation through Congress.

That distinction matters after the Senate failed to act before its August recess. Lawmakers are expected to resume work in September, leaving a narrower legislative window before the November midterm elections.

Prediction markets have reflected that legislative risk. Polymarket odds for CLARITY Act enactment during 2026 have fallen sharply from earlier levels.

Several economic releases could also influence crypto markets this week.

The U.S. Census Bureau will publish July housing starts and building permits on Tuesday, Aug. 18. Its official calendar schedules both figures for 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time.

S&P Global will publish preliminary August manufacturing and services Purchasing Managers’ Index readings on Friday. Economists expect those reports to provide another indication of U.S. business activity.

Industrial production, jobless claims, and the Philadelphia Federal Reserve manufacturing index will provide additional economic signals during the week.

The Federal Reserve minutes remain the more direct monetary-policy catalyst. A hawkish interpretation could lift rate expectations and bond yields, while softer language could ease financial conditions.

For crypto markets, Wednesday therefore carries the week’s heaviest event concentration. Trump’s meeting will put regulation back into focus, while the Federal Reserve minutes could reset expectations for September monetary policy.

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