White House Hosts Crypto, Prediction Market Executives Ahead of 35-Member CFTC Panel
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Updated · Semafor · Aug 14
White House Hosts Crypto, Prediction Market Executives Ahead of 35-Member CFTC Panel
3 articles · Updated · Semafor · Aug 14
Summary
Wednesday’s White House meeting is set to bring together executives from Coinbase, a16z, Ripple, Chainlink, Kalshi and Paradigm, with President Donald Trump and CFTC Chair Mike Selig expected to speak.
The small-group session is viewed as a kickoff to Thursday’s inaugural meeting of the CFTC’s 35-person Innovation Advisory Committee, which includes several of the same firms alongside CME Group and Intercontinental Exchange.
Patrick Witt, executive director of the president’s council of advisers for digital assets, is also expected to attend, underscoring the administration’s direct involvement in the event.
The White House and CFTC declined to comment on the plans, which were first reported by Politico and later detailed by Semafor.