Trump expected at White House meeting with crypto CEOs on new CFTC advisory panel

President Donald Trump is expected to attend a White House meeting Wednesday with crypto industry leaders who sit on a newly formed Commodity Futures Trading Commission Innovation Advisory Committee, according to people briefed on the planning who asked not to be named.

The gathering is meant as a prelude to the committee's inaugural Thursday session and signals direct presidential engagement with the digital asset sector at a moment when the Senate remains deadlocked over the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act.

The crypto CEOs expected to attend include leaders from Coinbase, Ripple, Gemini, Robinhood, Polymarket, and Kalshi, all Innovation Advisory Committee members. The meeting is scheduled for the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, adjacent to the White House. CFTC Chairman Mike Selig and other advisers are expected to attend, according to the reporting. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick may also be present.

The Innovation Advisory Committee roster also includes executives from CME Group, Nasdaq, Intercontinental Exchange, and Frank La Salle, head of the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation. Thursday's opening session carries the title "Crypto's Regulatory Evolution: From Uncertainty to Clarity," with suggested agenda items including "the remaining challenges to a durable federal market structure."

The White House and Trump administration have been engaged in what the reporting describes as contentious debate over advancing the CLARITY Act through final Senate votes. Further action on the legislation may hinge on whether the president accepts tighter ethics restrictions governing his personal involvement in the crypto industry, according to the sources. White House spokespeople did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the meeting plans.