This Week: Big Crypto Meetings in Washington, DC as White House Hosts Digital Asset Insiders, CFTC Holds Innovation Advisory Committee Meeting

It is a big week in Washington, D.C., for the crypto and prediction market industries.

First, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced new rules, Regulation Crypto Assets, to provide a regulated path to issue and trade certain crypto assets. The move was somewhat surprising, as a meeting had been scheduled for last week to review Reg CA. The announcement came without an Open Meeting by the Commission, which rarely happens. The SEC proposal reflects two current securities exemptions: Reg CF and Reg A+. These exemptions allow online capital formation or securities crowdfunding.

Today at the White House, it has been widely reported that President Donald Trump, and perhaps other members of his cabinet like Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, will participate in a policy discussion on innovation in financial services, with an emphasis on crypto. Both SEC Chairman Paul Atkins and CFTC Chairman Michael Selig will participate. Chatter indicates that representatives from the following platforms are attending, including Coinbase, a16z, Chainlink, Robinhood, Ripple, Paradigm, the Digital Chamber, and others. At one point, representatives from Prediction Markets were expected to participate, but recent reports indicate they are out, for now.