White House Crypto Summit Today: Trump Meets SEC, CFTC Amid CLARITY Stall

President Donald Trump will participate in one of the most consequential White House crypto summits in history.

The administration is bringing together top crypto executives, traditional finance players, and regulatory chiefs. The to chart a path forward on digital assets.

Industry Giants Gather as CLARITY Act Loses Senate Momentum

The White House crypto summit arrives at a critical legislative moment.

The CLARITY Act, the landmark bill that would define SEC and CFTC jurisdiction over digital assets, remains stalled in the Senate.

Passage odds on Polymarket have slipped into the low teens to around 20% range for 2026, well below earlier projections.

Congress left on August recess with a key procedural vote not expected until mid-September.
That stall pushed the administration toward agency-level action.

As CoinGape reported when the White House first announced the meeting, organizers view today’s gathering as a small-group kickoff.

The kickoff was for the CFTC’s newly formed Innovation Advisory Committee, which holds its inaugural session tomorrow from 1–4 p.m. ET.

The 35-member panel, which includes Coinbase, a16z, Ripple, Chainlink, Kalshi, CME Group, and Intercontinental Exchange, will center its agenda on “Crypto’s Regulatory Evolution: From Uncertainty to Clarity.”