The White House is preparing to bring cryptocurrency and prediction-market executives together next week, putting industry priorities at the center of Washington’s regulatory debate as the Senate prepares to revisit a sweeping digital-asset market structure bill.
The gathering is expected to take place Wednesday, according to three people familiar with the plans cited by Politico. The guest list remains unsettled, and executives from traditional financial firms could also participate. It remains unclear whether President Donald Trump will attend.
White House Crypto Summit Could Shape Next Month’s CLARITY Act Fight
The timing gives the meeting added significance. The event is scheduled one day before the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Innovation Advisory Committee meets with senior figures from the cryptocurrency, prediction-market, gambling and traditional finance industries.
That sequence could create an unusually concentrated week of discussions between policymakers and companies seeking clearer rules for rapidly expanding financial markets.
For the crypto industry, the biggest issue is the CLARITY Act, which would establish a broader regulatory framework for digital assets. The legislation has become a major priority for crypto companies seeking greater certainty over which assets and activities fall under federal securities and commodities oversight.
The Senate is expected to take up the bill in September after lawmakers return from their August recess. However, the legislation faces unresolved disagreements that have already delayed a vote.
The White House meeting therefore comes at a critical point. Industry executives could use the gathering to press their priorities directly with administration officials ahead of another round of congressional negotiations.
Prediction markets are also gaining greater attention in Washington, making their inclusion notable. Their participation alongside crypto and potentially traditional finance executives suggests the administration is approaching emerging financial markets as part of a broader policy agenda.
Trump has repeatedly positioned his administration as supportive of digital assets, while the White House has formally promoted making the United States a global crypto leader.
The meetings could ultimately help determine which industry demands gain traction before the Senate’s next CLARITY Act showdown.