{"id":7079,"date":"2026-08-17T11:11:37","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T11:11:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptolinks.com\/news\/?p=7079"},"modified":"2026-08-17T11:11:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T11:11:37","slug":"white-house-crypto-meeting-august-19-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptolinks.com\/news\/white-house-crypto-meeting-august-19-2026","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s Aug. 19 Crypto Meeting: Why Prediction Markets Are Suddenly at the White House"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><strong>President Donald Trump is reported to be joining cryptocurrency and prediction-market executives at the White House on August 19, with senior financial regulators also expected among the participants. One day later, the CFTC will hold the inaugural meeting of an Innovation Advisory Committee whose membership spans Coinbase, Ripple, Chainlink, Kalshi, Polymarket, Robinhood and some of the biggest names in traditional financial markets. <\/strong><em>Updated August 17, 2026. This is a pre-meeting analysis. The August 19 White House gathering has not yet taken place, and attendance remains subject to confirmation.<\/em>The reported White House crypto meeting on Wednesday, August 19 is shaping up to be more important than another industry photo opportunity.President Trump is expected to participate, according to reporting based on people familiar with the plans. CFTC Chairman Michael S. Selig is also reported to be planning to attend. SEC Chairman Paul S. Atkins is on firmer ground: an SEC spokesperson told Bloomberg that Atkins will be at the White House.Executives representing Coinbase, Ripple, Chainlink, a16z crypto, Paradigm and prediction-market operator Kalshi have also been reported among the expected participants. As of this August 17 update, however, the White House has not published an official participant list, and a company being represented does not automatically mean its CEO will personally attend.<\/p>\n<p>The distinction matters.<\/p>\n<p>The first thing I would separate is <strong>confirmed attendance from reported attendance<\/strong>. The second is even more important: attendance is not the same thing as a policy agreement, government endorsement or regulatory decision.<\/p>\n<p>What makes August 19 especially interesting to me is what happens roughly 24 hours later.<\/p>\n<p>On August 20, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission will hold the inaugural meeting of its Innovation Advisory Committee in Washington. Unlike the still-developing White House guest list, the CFTC meeting and its agenda are official. And the agenda now puts two of Washington&#8217;s hardest financial-policy questions on the same afternoon: <strong>crypto market structure and prediction markets<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>That creates a simple but consequential question:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Is Washington beginning to treat crypto exchanges, tokenized assets, prediction markets, derivatives, DeFi and traditional market infrastructure as parts of one increasingly convergent financial system?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I would not assume the answer is yes. But the August 19-to-August 20 sequence gives us a much better way to test the idea than speeches and campaign slogans.<\/p>\n<h2>Key takeaways<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The August 19 White House crypto meeting is still a <strong>reported upcoming event<\/strong>; it has not happened as of this article&#8217;s August 17 publication cutoff.<\/li>\n<li>Trump and CFTC Chair Michael Selig are reported expected to participate. SEC Chair Paul Atkins&#8217; attendance has been confirmed in reporting by an SEC spokesperson.<\/li>\n<li>Coinbase, Ripple, Chainlink, a16z crypto, Paradigm and Kalshi are among the organizations reported expected to be represented.<\/li>\n<li>The CFTC&#8217;s August 20 Innovation Advisory Committee meeting is official, and its published agenda explicitly covers crypto regulation, federal market structure, prediction markets, state litigation, market surveillance and customer protection.<\/li>\n<li>The Senate&#8217;s crypto market-structure process is still alive: a cloture motion on the motion to proceed to H.R. 3633, the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, is scheduled to ripen on September 15 at 2:15 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>The real test after August 19 will be whether Washington produces timelines, rules, guidance, legislative movement or another concrete regulatory action\u2014not whether executives post photographs from the White House.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7087\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptolinks.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/What-we-know-about-Trumps-August-19-crypto-meeting.png\" alt=\"What we know about Trump's August 19 crypto meeting\" width=\"1792\" height=\"1008\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptolinks.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/What-we-know-about-Trumps-August-19-crypto-meeting.png 1792w, https:\/\/cryptolinks.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/What-we-know-about-Trumps-August-19-crypto-meeting-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cryptolinks.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/What-we-know-about-Trumps-August-19-crypto-meeting-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cryptolinks.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/What-we-know-about-Trumps-August-19-crypto-meeting-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cryptolinks.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/What-we-know-about-Trumps-August-19-crypto-meeting-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1792px) 100vw, 1792px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>What we know about Trump&#8217;s August 19 crypto meeting<\/h2>\n<p>Semafor first reported the developing White House gathering on August 14, saying people familiar with the plans expected Trump and Selig to participate alongside representatives from Coinbase, a16z, Ripple, Chainlink, Kalshi, Paradigm and the Digital Chamber. Patrick Witt, executive director of the President&#8217;s Council of Advisors for Digital Assets, was also reported expected.<\/p>\n<p>Subsequent reporting added SEC Chairman Atkins, whose planned attendance was confirmed by an SEC spokesperson.<\/p>\n<p>That gives us several different confidence levels rather than one flat \u201cattendee list.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Person \/ organization<\/th>\n<th>August 19 status<\/th>\n<th>What is actually verified<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>President Donald Trump<\/td>\n<td><strong>Reported expected<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Credible reporting says Trump is expected to participate; no official White House participant list has been published.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SEC Chairman Paul Atkins<\/td>\n<td><strong>Agency-confirmed in reporting<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>An SEC spokesperson said Atkins will be at the White House.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>CFTC Chairman Michael Selig<\/td>\n<td><strong>Reported expected<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Credible reporting says Selig plans to attend.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Coinbase<\/td>\n<td><strong>Reported expected<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Company representation has been reported; Brian Armstrong&#8217;s personal attendance should not be assumed without confirmation.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ripple<\/td>\n<td><strong>Reported expected<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Company representation has been reported; Brad Garlinghouse&#8217;s personal attendance remains separate from that claim.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Chainlink<\/td>\n<td><strong>Reported expected<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Company representation has been reported; Sergey Nazarov&#8217;s personal attendance remains unconfirmed.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>a16z crypto<\/td>\n<td><strong>Reported expected<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>The firm has been named in credible reporting; no individual representative should be inferred.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Paradigm<\/td>\n<td><strong>Reported expected<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>The firm has been named in credible reporting.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Kalshi<\/td>\n<td><strong>Reported expected<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>The prediction-market company has been named in credible reporting.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Polymarket<\/td>\n<td><strong>Unconfirmed for Aug. 19<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>CEO Shayne Coplan sits on the CFTC advisory committee, but that does not establish White House attendance.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Robinhood<\/td>\n<td><strong>Unconfirmed for Aug. 19<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Vlad Tenev is a CFTC IAC member; committee membership is not evidence of White House attendance.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Kraken<\/td>\n<td><strong>Unconfirmed \/ secondary reporting<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Do not upgrade to confirmed without a company or White House statement.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Gemini<\/td>\n<td><strong>Unconfirmed \/ secondary reporting<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Tyler Winklevoss sits on the CFTC IAC, but that alone proves nothing about Aug. 19.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>This is also a different event from earlier White House crypto gatherings. Old attendee lists and old photographs should not be used as evidence for this meeting.<\/p>\n<h2>Why prediction markets are suddenly part of the White House crypto story<\/h2>\n<p>A few years ago, it made sense to discuss a crypto exchange, derivatives venue, retail brokerage and prediction market as four separate businesses.<\/p>\n<p>That distinction is getting harder to maintain.<\/p>\n<p>Crypto exchanges are expanding into derivatives and other financial products. Brokerages are offering event contracts. Prediction-market operators use exchange-style order books and clearing infrastructure. Tokenization is moving conventional assets onto blockchain rails. Stablecoins provide settlement infrastructure. DeFi protocols replicate functions traditionally handled by brokers, lenders and exchanges.<\/p>\n<p>The line between <strong>crypto exchange \u2192 brokerage \u2192 derivatives venue \u2192 prediction market<\/strong> is becoming less clear.<\/p>\n<p>CryptoLinks readers who want the broader legislative background can see our previous analysis of <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptolinks.com\/news\/trumps-48-hour-clarity-act-push\">what the CLARITY Act could change for U.S. crypto markets<\/a> and our coverage of the <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptolinks.com\/news\/coinbase-vs-the-white-house\">Coinbase\u2013White House fight over market-structure policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The same convergence shows up in the CFTC&#8217;s own advisory committee.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7084\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptolinks.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/The-CFTC-meeting-on-August-20-is-where-this-gets-structurally-important.png\" alt=\"The CFTC meeting on August 20 is where this gets structurally important\" width=\"1792\" height=\"1008\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptolinks.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/The-CFTC-meeting-on-August-20-is-where-this-gets-structurally-important.png 1792w, https:\/\/cryptolinks.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/The-CFTC-meeting-on-August-20-is-where-this-gets-structurally-important-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cryptolinks.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/The-CFTC-meeting-on-August-20-is-where-this-gets-structurally-important-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cryptolinks.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/The-CFTC-meeting-on-August-20-is-where-this-gets-structurally-important-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cryptolinks.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/The-CFTC-meeting-on-August-20-is-where-this-gets-structurally-important-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1792px) 100vw, 1792px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>The CFTC meeting on August 20 is where this gets structurally important<\/h2>\n<p>The CFTC&#8217;s inaugural Innovation Advisory Committee meeting is scheduled for August 20 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in Washington.<\/p>\n<p>The official agenda&#8217;s first major session is titled <strong>\u201cCrypto&#8217;s Regulatory Evolution: From Uncertainty to Clarity.\u201d<\/strong> Potential topics include the absence of a comprehensive federal market-structure framework, overlapping jurisdictions, inconsistent interpretations, regulatory uncertainty and what regulators can accomplish using existing statutory authority while Congress continues debating legislation.<\/p>\n<p>Later, the committee turns directly to <strong>prediction markets and event contracts<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The CFTC says the discussion may cover the growth of event contracts as tools for price discovery and risk management, the roles of federal and state regulators, recent state litigation, product design, exchange responsibilities, market surveillance, manipulation concerns and customer protections.<\/p>\n<p>That agenda is important because it converts a vague Washington narrative into actual regulatory questions.<\/p>\n<h3>Where the White House and CFTC stories overlap<\/h3>\n<div>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Organization<\/th>\n<th>Aug. 19 White House status<\/th>\n<th>CFTC IAC member?<\/th>\n<th>Main policy exposure<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Coinbase<\/td>\n<td>Reported expected<\/td>\n<td>Yes \u2014 Brian Armstrong<\/td>\n<td>Exchange regulation, market structure, derivatives<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ripple<\/td>\n<td>Reported expected<\/td>\n<td>Yes \u2014 Brad Garlinghouse<\/td>\n<td>Token classification, payments, institutional digital assets<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Chainlink<\/td>\n<td>Reported expected<\/td>\n<td>Yes \u2014 Sergey Nazarov<\/td>\n<td>Oracle infrastructure, tokenization, on-chain markets<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>a16z crypto<\/td>\n<td>Reported expected<\/td>\n<td>Yes \u2014 Chris Dixon<\/td>\n<td>DeFi, developer policy, market structure<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Paradigm<\/td>\n<td>Reported expected<\/td>\n<td>Yes \u2014 Alana Palmedo<\/td>\n<td>Crypto and prediction-market policy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Kalshi<\/td>\n<td>Reported expected<\/td>\n<td>Yes \u2014 Tarek Mansour<\/td>\n<td>Event contracts, CFTC jurisdiction<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Polymarket<\/td>\n<td>Unconfirmed<\/td>\n<td>Yes \u2014 Shayne Coplan<\/td>\n<td>Prediction markets, U.S. regulatory access<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Robinhood<\/td>\n<td>Unconfirmed<\/td>\n<td>Yes \u2014 Vlad Tenev<\/td>\n<td>Brokerage, event contracts, retail markets<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Kraken<\/td>\n<td>Unconfirmed<\/td>\n<td>Yes \u2014 Arjun Sethi<\/td>\n<td>Exchange and derivatives regulation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Gemini<\/td>\n<td>Unconfirmed<\/td>\n<td>Yes \u2014 Tyler Winklevoss<\/td>\n<td>Crypto exchange infrastructure<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Traditional-finance institutions represented on the committee include leaders connected with CME Group, Nasdaq, Cboe, ICE, DTCC and other major pieces of U.S. market infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>That composition does not mean the companies agree with one another. It does not mean the CFTC accepts their policy positions. And it certainly does not prove that every committee member will attend the White House meeting.<\/p>\n<p>The IAC is advisory. It can give the Commission expertise and recommendations. It cannot pass legislation or independently issue binding federal regulation.<\/p>\n<h2>Policy battle #1: Crypto market structure is still unfinished<\/h2>\n<p>The most important legislative issue in the background is H.R. 3633, the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act.<\/p>\n<p>The Senate did not finish the bill before leaving for its August recess. But the measure is not simply dead: Senate records show that a cloture motion was filed on the motion to proceed, with that motion scheduled to ripen on <strong>September 15 at 2:15 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>That is a meaningful procedural step, not passage.<\/p>\n<p>The legislation is trying to answer questions the market has wrestled with for years: when a crypto asset or transaction belongs under securities rules, when CFTC commodity-market authority applies, what rules exchanges must follow, how disclosures work and how decentralized-finance activities fit into the framework.<\/p>\n<p>You can read our earlier breakdown of the developing legislation in <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptolinks.com\/news\/clarity-act-text-drops-next-week\">our CLARITY Act market-structure analysis<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>An August 19 White House meeting could influence negotiating priorities. It could encourage lawmakers to compromise. It could help agencies plan implementation.<\/p>\n<p>It cannot pass the bill.<\/p>\n<p>Congress has to do that.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7092\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptolinks.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Policy-battle-2-The-SEC-CFTC-division-is-becoming-more-important-not-less.png\" alt=\"Policy battle #2 The SEC-CFTC division is becoming more important, not less.\" width=\"1792\" height=\"1008\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptolinks.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Policy-battle-2-The-SEC-CFTC-division-is-becoming-more-important-not-less.png 1792w, https:\/\/cryptolinks.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Policy-battle-2-The-SEC-CFTC-division-is-becoming-more-important-not-less-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cryptolinks.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Policy-battle-2-The-SEC-CFTC-division-is-becoming-more-important-not-less-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cryptolinks.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Policy-battle-2-The-SEC-CFTC-division-is-becoming-more-important-not-less-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cryptolinks.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Policy-battle-2-The-SEC-CFTC-division-is-becoming-more-important-not-less-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1792px) 100vw, 1792px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Policy battle #2: The SEC-CFTC division is becoming more important, not less<\/h2>\n<p>The practical regulatory question remains: <strong>which digital assets and activities fall under securities regulation, and which belong under commodities and derivatives regulation?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The SEC and CFTC have already moved toward greater coordination in 2026. In March, the agencies jointly addressed the application of federal securities laws to crypto assets, while the SEC has been pursuing a broader effort under Chairman Atkins to modernize rules for tokenized and blockchain-based markets.<\/p>\n<p>That is why Atkins&#8217; expected presence matters.<\/p>\n<p>The SEC has direct relevance to tokenized securities, securities offerings, exchanges, custody and other regulated activity. The CFTC oversees derivatives markets and is central to the emerging event-contract dispute.<\/p>\n<p>But there are different tools for changing policy, and they should not be confused.<\/p>\n<div>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Action<\/th>\n<th>President<\/th>\n<th>SEC<\/th>\n<th>CFTC<\/th>\n<th>Congress<\/th>\n<th>Courts<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Sign crypto legislation<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>Passes the bill<\/td>\n<td>Can review resulting law<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Redefine SEC\/CFTC statutory jurisdiction<\/td>\n<td>Cannot do alone<\/td>\n<td>Implements<\/td>\n<td>Implements<\/td>\n<td><strong>Yes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Interprets<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Issue securities rules<\/td>\n<td>No direct rulemaking power<\/td>\n<td><strong>Yes, within statute<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>Oversight \/ statutory changes<\/td>\n<td>Review<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Issue derivatives\/event-contract rules<\/td>\n<td>No direct rulemaking power<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td><strong>Yes, within statute<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Oversight \/ statutory changes<\/td>\n<td>Review<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Set enforcement priorities<\/td>\n<td>Can influence administration policy<\/td>\n<td>Agency responsibility<\/td>\n<td>Agency responsibility<\/td>\n<td>Oversight<\/td>\n<td>Reviews cases<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Resolve federal-versus-state event-contract fight<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>\u2014<\/td>\n<td>Can litigate its position<\/td>\n<td>Can legislate<\/td>\n<td><strong>Critical final arbiter<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>A White House meeting can shape priorities. It cannot replace Congress, administrative rulemaking or the courts.<\/p>\n<h2>Policy battle #3: Are prediction markets derivatives, gambling\u2014or sometimes both depending on the legal question?<\/h2>\n<p>This is where the terminology becomes politically charged.<\/p>\n<p>The CFTC and federally regulated prediction-market operators argue that qualifying event contracts traded on registered derivatives venues fall within the Commodity Exchange Act and the federal derivatives framework.<\/p>\n<p>States, tribal gaming interests and other critics argue that certain products\u2014particularly sports contracts\u2014operate economically like sports wagering and can intrude on authority historically exercised through state gambling law and state-tribal gaming systems.<\/p>\n<p>I would not collapse either side&#8217;s argument into a slogan.<\/p>\n<p>Prediction-market supporters point to exchange-style order books, price discovery, information aggregation, hedging and federal market-surveillance requirements.<\/p>\n<p>Critics raise legitimate concerns about speculative losses, problem-gambling behavior, minors and young adults, sports integrity, thin liquidity, sensitive event contracts, manipulation, settlement disputes and information advantages.<\/p>\n<p>The CFTC&#8217;s current regulatory process is also more nuanced than \u201cthe agency proposed a final sports-betting rule.\u201d In March 2026, the Commission issued an <strong>advance notice of proposed rulemaking<\/strong> seeking public comment on prediction markets. The notice asks about event contracts, CFTC core principles, public-interest restrictions, market surveillance, blockchain-based prediction markets, margin and inside information. It says the feedback may inform future agency action, including potential rulemaking.<\/p>\n<p>That is a regulatory process\u2014not a final rule.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7083\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptolinks.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Policy-battle-4-The-states-versus-the-CFTC-is-already-a-live-legal-war.png\" alt=\"Policy battle #4 The states versus the CFTC is already a live legal war\" width=\"1792\" height=\"1008\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptolinks.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Policy-battle-4-The-states-versus-the-CFTC-is-already-a-live-legal-war.png 1792w, https:\/\/cryptolinks.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Policy-battle-4-The-states-versus-the-CFTC-is-already-a-live-legal-war-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cryptolinks.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Policy-battle-4-The-states-versus-the-CFTC-is-already-a-live-legal-war-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cryptolinks.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Policy-battle-4-The-states-versus-the-CFTC-is-already-a-live-legal-war-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cryptolinks.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Policy-battle-4-The-states-versus-the-CFTC-is-already-a-live-legal-war-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1792px) 100vw, 1792px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Policy battle #4: The states versus the CFTC is already a live legal war<\/h2>\n<p>The federal-versus-state question is not hypothetical.<\/p>\n<p>On August 11, the CFTC exercised emergency authority after Kalshi notified the agency of a market emergency connected with litigation brought by New York. According to the CFTC, New York&#8217;s complaint sought to stop Kalshi from offering event contracts nationwide and sought more than $36 billion in damages.<\/p>\n<p>The CFTC also said it had filed lawsuits involving Arizona, Connecticut, Illinois, Kentucky, Minnesota, New Mexico, New York, Rhode Island and Wisconsin to defend what the Commission views as jurisdiction granted to it by Congress.<\/p>\n<p>Those are the CFTC&#8217;s legal positions. They are not substitutes for final court decisions.<\/p>\n<p>Different courts have already produced different results in disputes involving states and prediction-market operators, which is exactly why broad statements such as \u201csports prediction markets are now legal everywhere\u201d or \u201call event contracts are illegal gambling\u201d are misleading.<\/p>\n<div>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Jurisdiction<\/th>\n<th>Core dispute<\/th>\n<th>Status to watch<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>New York<\/td>\n<td>State gambling authority versus federally regulated event contracts<\/td>\n<td>Active litigation; Kalshi and the CFTC contest state authority<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>New Jersey<\/td>\n<td>Whether state gaming rules can reach the sports-event contracts at issue<\/td>\n<td>Federal appellate ruling favored federal preemption in the dispute<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Minnesota<\/td>\n<td>State restriction on prediction markets<\/td>\n<td>Federal court preliminarily blocked implementation while litigation continues<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nevada<\/td>\n<td>Sports-event products, gaming regulation and geofencing<\/td>\n<td>Active state\/federal dispute<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Illinois<\/td>\n<td>State sports-wagering rules versus federal derivatives jurisdiction<\/td>\n<td>Active litigation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>The prediction-market fight is ultimately a federalism story as much as a crypto story.<\/p>\n<h2>Policy battle #5: Inside information may become the hardest consumer-protection issue<\/h2>\n<p>Prediction markets can involve outcomes that some people learn before everybody else.<\/p>\n<p>A government employee might know a policy decision before publication. A political campaign may know whether a candidate will withdraw. Corporate employees can possess advance information about an announcement. Sports participants can influence or know facts directly related to an event.<\/p>\n<p>That does not mean ordinary securities-law \u201cinsider trading\u201d doctrine automatically applies to every event contract.<\/p>\n<p>The relevant legal controls can instead come from the Commodity Exchange Act, antifraud and anti-manipulation rules, exchange rules, employment obligations, government ethics requirements and prohibitions on misappropriating confidential information.<\/p>\n<p>The CFTC has already highlighted prediction-market cases involving traders who allegedly had access to nonpublic information through their relationship with the subject of a contract. The agency has emphasized exchange surveillance and enforcement responsibilities as these markets expand.<\/p>\n<p>For me, this is one of the strongest arguments for taking the August 20 discussion seriously. The question is not just whether event markets are innovative. It is whether their surveillance, conflict controls and market design can keep pace with the kinds of information they make tradable.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7088\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptolinks.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Why-Coinbase-Ripple-and-Chainlink-matter\u2014but-their-tokens-are-not-being-endorsed.png\" alt=\"Why Coinbase, Ripple and Chainlink matter\u2014but their tokens are not being endorsed\" width=\"1792\" height=\"1008\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptolinks.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Why-Coinbase-Ripple-and-Chainlink-matter\u2014but-their-tokens-are-not-being-endorsed.png 1792w, https:\/\/cryptolinks.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Why-Coinbase-Ripple-and-Chainlink-matter\u2014but-their-tokens-are-not-being-endorsed-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cryptolinks.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Why-Coinbase-Ripple-and-Chainlink-matter\u2014but-their-tokens-are-not-being-endorsed-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cryptolinks.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Why-Coinbase-Ripple-and-Chainlink-matter\u2014but-their-tokens-are-not-being-endorsed-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cryptolinks.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Why-Coinbase-Ripple-and-Chainlink-matter\u2014but-their-tokens-are-not-being-endorsed-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1792px) 100vw, 1792px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Why Coinbase, Ripple and Chainlink matter\u2014but their tokens are not being endorsed<\/h2>\n<p>Each company in the reported White House group enters Washington with different interests.<\/p>\n<p>Coinbase has a direct stake in market structure, trading rules, registration and the boundary between SEC and CFTC jurisdiction. Readers comparing the company itself can see our updated <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptolinks.com\/1077\/coinbase-buybitcoinmore\">Coinbase review and platform guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Ripple has spent years close to the token-classification debate and has an obvious interest in clearer treatment of digital assets and institutional blockchain markets. But Ripple representation at a government meeting would not be an endorsement of XRP. For network fundamentals, see our <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptolinks.com\/1315\/xrpl\">guide to XRP and the XRP Ledger<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Chainlink occupies a different layer of the market. Its relevance is infrastructure: connecting smart contracts with external data and increasingly supporting tokenized and cross-chain financial systems. CryptoLinks has a deeper explainer on <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptolinks.com\/news\/understanding-the-role-of-oracles-in-defi\">how blockchain oracles such as Chainlink fit into DeFi<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And DeFi itself remains one of the unresolved pieces of federal market structure. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptolinks.com\/news\/beginners-guide-for-defi-users\">beginner&#8217;s guide to DeFi<\/a> explains the underlying decentralized lending, trading and smart-contract mechanics.<\/p>\n<p>I would not treat any executive&#8217;s seat in the room as an endorsement of that company&#8217;s stock or token.<\/p>\n<h2>The ethics question around Trump Jr., Kalshi and Polymarket<\/h2>\n<p>Prediction-market policy also carries a conflict-of-interest question that deserves disclosure without turning suspicion into an allegation.<\/p>\n<p>Kalshi announced in January 2025 that Donald Trump Jr. had joined the company as a strategic adviser.<\/p>\n<p>Later that year, Polymarket announced that Trump Jr. had joined its advisory board and that 1789 Capital, where Trump Jr. is a partner, had made a strategic investment in the company.<\/p>\n<p>Those relationships create an obvious case for transparency when the administration makes policy affecting prediction markets.<\/p>\n<p>They do <strong>not<\/strong> establish that President Trump owns Kalshi or Polymarket, that Trump Jr. controls either company, or that a regulatory outcome was exchanged for financial benefit.<\/p>\n<p>Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour has publicly said Trump Jr. is not involved in the company&#8217;s regulatory work.<\/p>\n<p>The responsible conclusion is scrutiny and disclosure\u2014not an unsupported corruption claim.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7085\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptolinks.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/The-prediction-markets-are-already-pricing-the-policy-fight.png\" alt=\"The prediction markets are already pricing the policy fight\" width=\"1792\" height=\"1008\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptolinks.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/The-prediction-markets-are-already-pricing-the-policy-fight.png 1792w, https:\/\/cryptolinks.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/The-prediction-markets-are-already-pricing-the-policy-fight-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cryptolinks.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/The-prediction-markets-are-already-pricing-the-policy-fight-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cryptolinks.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/The-prediction-markets-are-already-pricing-the-policy-fight-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cryptolinks.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/The-prediction-markets-are-already-pricing-the-policy-fight-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1792px) 100vw, 1792px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>The prediction markets are already pricing the policy fight<\/h2>\n<p>There is a certain symmetry in using prediction markets to measure expectations around a Washington meeting that may influence prediction-market policy.<\/p>\n<p>As of August 17, market prices showed considerable skepticism that Congress will finish comprehensive crypto legislation this year, while traders were far more confident that the Senate will at least vote on it.<\/p>\n<div>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Question<\/th>\n<th>Platform<\/th>\n<th>Market probability<\/th>\n<th>Displayed volume<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>CLARITY Act signed into law in 2026?<\/td>\n<td>Polymarket<\/td>\n<td><strong>About 20%<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>More than $7 million reported\/traded in the main market<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Senate vote on CLARITY before Oct. 1?<\/td>\n<td>Kalshi<\/td>\n<td><strong>88%<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>About $1.23 million displayed series volume<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Law banning sports prediction markets enacted in 2026?<\/td>\n<td>Polymarket<\/td>\n<td><strong>13%<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>About $18,800<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Snapshot: August 17, 2026. Prediction-market probabilities are market prices derived from participants&#8217; positions. They are not official forecasts and can change rapidly. Low-volume markets should be interpreted especially cautiously.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>What would count as real news after August 19?<\/h2>\n<p>This is the filter I would use when the meeting actually happens.<\/p>\n<h3>High-impact developments<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>A written White House policy document or detailed official readout.<\/li>\n<li>A specific SEC-CFTC regulatory timetable.<\/li>\n<li>A new joint initiative or formal working group with defined responsibilities.<\/li>\n<li>A concrete White House commitment tied to the congressional market-structure process.<\/li>\n<li>A CFTC timetable for prediction-market guidance or rulemaking.<\/li>\n<li>New registration, tokenization or innovation-exemption guidance.<\/li>\n<li>A clearly defined federal strategy in the state event-contract litigation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Medium-impact developments<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>New regulator comments that materially clarify direction.<\/li>\n<li>Formal requests for industry input.<\/li>\n<li>IAC recommendations.<\/li>\n<li>Future roundtables or consultations with defined topics.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Low-information developments<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>A group photograph.<\/li>\n<li>A generic statement describing the meeting as \u201cproductive.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Broad pro-innovation language with no timeline.<\/li>\n<li>Executives saying they are \u201cencouraged\u201d without identifying an actual policy change.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A group photograph is politically interesting. It is not regulatory clarity.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7089\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptolinks.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Could-the-meeting-move-Bitcoin-XRP-LINK-COIN-or-HOOD.png\" alt=\"Could the meeting move Bitcoin, XRP, LINK, COIN or HOOD\" width=\"1792\" height=\"1008\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptolinks.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Could-the-meeting-move-Bitcoin-XRP-LINK-COIN-or-HOOD.png 1792w, https:\/\/cryptolinks.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Could-the-meeting-move-Bitcoin-XRP-LINK-COIN-or-HOOD-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cryptolinks.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Could-the-meeting-move-Bitcoin-XRP-LINK-COIN-or-HOOD-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cryptolinks.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Could-the-meeting-move-Bitcoin-XRP-LINK-COIN-or-HOOD-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cryptolinks.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Could-the-meeting-move-Bitcoin-XRP-LINK-COIN-or-HOOD-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1792px) 100vw, 1792px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Could the meeting move Bitcoin, XRP, LINK, COIN or HOOD?<\/h2>\n<p>It could move sentiment. That is different from proving causation.<\/p>\n<p>If Bitcoin, Ether, XRP, LINK, Coinbase shares or Robinhood shares move during the August 19 event window, I would want precise timestamps before calling it a \u201cWhite House reaction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The useful comparison is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>24 hours before the meeting;<\/li>\n<li>one hour before;<\/li>\n<li>verified meeting start;<\/li>\n<li>verified meeting end;<\/li>\n<li>one hour after; and<\/li>\n<li>24 hours after.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Then compare those moves with Bitcoin, the total crypto market and broader equity benchmarks.<\/p>\n<p>Ripple attending does not automatically create value for XRP. Chainlink participation does not guarantee a LINK rally. Coinbase participation does not guarantee a policy outcome favorable to COIN shareholders.<\/p>\n<p>Crypto is volatile enough that ordinary market movement can easily be turned into a false political narrative after the fact.<\/p>\n<h2>Three ways August 19 and August 20 could play out<\/h2>\n<h3>Scenario 1: Washington produces a concrete regulatory roadmap<\/h3>\n<p>This would require evidence such as a written White House readout, SEC-CFTC deadlines, specific rulemaking milestones, a defined working group, a legislative commitment or clear prediction-market standards.<\/p>\n<p>If that happens, the two-day sequence becomes a genuinely material regulatory event.<\/p>\n<h3>Scenario 2: Strong coordination signals, but no immediate rules<\/h3>\n<p>Regulators and companies may leave Washington sounding aligned while binding action remains months away. Substantive IAC recommendations, agency consultations or harmonization work could still matter for companies deciding whether to launch products, invest in compliance systems or move activity onshore.<\/p>\n<h3>Scenario 3: Mostly optics<\/h3>\n<p>No written readout, no timetable, no change in Congress, no material movement in state litigation and no substantive recommendation from the CFTC committee would leave the underlying regulatory picture largely unchanged.<\/p>\n<p>We should not decide which scenario applies before the events actually happen.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7091\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptolinks.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/My-conclusion-watch-the-rulemaking-not-the-group-photo.png\" alt=\"My conclusion watch the rulemaking, not the group photo\" width=\"1792\" height=\"1008\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptolinks.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/My-conclusion-watch-the-rulemaking-not-the-group-photo.png 1792w, https:\/\/cryptolinks.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/My-conclusion-watch-the-rulemaking-not-the-group-photo-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cryptolinks.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/My-conclusion-watch-the-rulemaking-not-the-group-photo-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cryptolinks.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/My-conclusion-watch-the-rulemaking-not-the-group-photo-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cryptolinks.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/My-conclusion-watch-the-rulemaking-not-the-group-photo-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1792px) 100vw, 1792px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>My conclusion: watch the rulemaking, not the group photo<\/h2>\n<p>The overlap between the White House story and the CFTC advisory committee is where this meeting becomes structurally interesting.<\/p>\n<p>Crypto exchanges, tokenization platforms, prediction markets, derivatives venues and traditional financial infrastructure are moving into each other&#8217;s territory. Technology is converging faster than the laws built around separate categories of markets.<\/p>\n<p>The CFTC&#8217;s August 20 agenda acknowledges that reality directly. It puts crypto market structure, jurisdiction, prediction-market regulation, state litigation, surveillance and customer protection into one regulatory conversation.<\/p>\n<p>But convergence of markets does not automatically create convergence of law.<\/p>\n<p>Congress still matters. The SEC still has statutory responsibilities. The CFTC still has statutory limits. States are still litigating. Courts are still deciding where federal authority ends. Consumer risks\u2014from manipulation and speculative losses to information asymmetry\u2014do not disappear because the technology is innovative.<\/p>\n<p>So after August 19, I would watch Selig&#8217;s August 20 remarks and the committee&#8217;s substantive discussions more closely than another generic \u201cproductive meeting\u201d post.<\/p>\n<p>The decisive question is not who gets photographed at the White House.<\/p>\n<p><strong>It is what changes afterward.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7090\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptolinks.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Frequently-asked-questions-When-is-Trumps-White-House-crypto-meeting.png\" alt=\"Frequently asked questions When is Trump's White House crypto meeting\" width=\"1792\" height=\"1008\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptolinks.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Frequently-asked-questions-When-is-Trumps-White-House-crypto-meeting.png 1792w, https:\/\/cryptolinks.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Frequently-asked-questions-When-is-Trumps-White-House-crypto-meeting-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cryptolinks.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Frequently-asked-questions-When-is-Trumps-White-House-crypto-meeting-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cryptolinks.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Frequently-asked-questions-When-is-Trumps-White-House-crypto-meeting-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cryptolinks.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Frequently-asked-questions-When-is-Trumps-White-House-crypto-meeting-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1792px) 100vw, 1792px\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2>Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n<h3>When is Trump&#8217;s White House crypto meeting?<\/h3>\n<p><strong>The meeting is reported scheduled for Wednesday, August 19, 2026.<\/strong> It had not occurred as of this article&#8217;s August 17 update.<\/p>\n<h3>Is President Trump attending the August 19 crypto meeting?<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Trump is reported expected to participate.<\/strong> The White House had not published an official participant list as of August 17.<\/p>\n<h3>Is SEC Chairman Paul Atkins attending?<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Yes, according to an SEC spokesperson cited in reporting.<\/strong> That is stronger confirmation than the unnamed-source reporting surrounding many other expected participants.<\/p>\n<h3>Is CFTC Chairman Michael Selig attending?<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Selig is reported to be planning to attend.<\/strong> His participation in the CFTC&#8217;s separate August 20 IAC meeting is official.<\/p>\n<h3>Is Coinbase attending?<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Coinbase is reported expected to be represented.<\/strong> Brian Armstrong&#8217;s individual attendance should not be treated as confirmed solely because he is also a CFTC IAC member.<\/p>\n<h3>Are Ripple and Chainlink attending?<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Both companies are reported expected to be represented.<\/strong> That does not by itself confirm Brad Garlinghouse or Sergey Nazarov personally.<\/p>\n<h3>Are Kalshi and Polymarket attending?<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Kalshi is reported expected to be represented; Polymarket&#8217;s August 19 attendance remains unconfirmed in the strongest direct sourcing reviewed.<\/strong> Both companies are represented on the CFTC IAC.<\/p>\n<h3>What is the CFTC Innovation Advisory Committee?<\/h3>\n<p><strong>It is an advisory committee that provides the CFTC with expertise and recommendations on emerging financial-market technology and policy.<\/strong> It does not itself make federal law or issue binding CFTC regulations.<\/p>\n<h3>When does the CFTC Innovation Advisory Committee meet?<\/h3>\n<p><strong>The inaugural meeting is scheduled for August 20 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in Washington.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Does the CFTC regulate prediction markets?<\/h3>\n<p><strong>The CFTC regulates qualifying derivatives and federally registered derivatives exchanges, including event contracts that fall within its statutory framework.<\/strong> The extent to which federal authority preempts state gambling regulation is actively contested in litigation.<\/p>\n<h3>Are prediction markets gambling?<\/h3>\n<p><strong>There is no single answer that resolves every legal and economic context.<\/strong> States and critics characterize some products, especially sports contracts, as gambling, while federally regulated operators and the CFTC argue qualifying event contracts are derivatives governed by federal commodities law.<\/p>\n<h3>Can Trump change crypto regulation without Congress?<\/h3>\n<p><strong>He can influence administration priorities, but he cannot rewrite the statutory division of SEC and CFTC authority by himself.<\/strong> Major jurisdictional changes require Congress, and agency actions remain subject to statutory limits and judicial review.<\/p>\n<h3>Could the White House meeting affect the CLARITY Act?<\/h3>\n<p><strong>It could affect political negotiations and priorities, but the White House cannot pass the legislation.<\/strong> The Senate&#8217;s next major procedural marker is scheduled for September 15.<\/p>\n<h3>Could the meeting affect XRP or LINK?<\/h3>\n<p><strong>It could affect market sentiment, but company participation is not government endorsement of a token.<\/strong> Any price reaction should be evaluated against broader crypto-market movement.<\/p>\n<h3>What should readers watch immediately after August 19?<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Watch for an official White House readout, confirmed attendees, direct regulator statements, specific timelines, new guidance, legislative commitments and the substance of the CFTC meeting the following day.<\/strong> Those signals matter considerably more than photographs or generic statements.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Editorial update note:<\/strong> This article is designed to be updated after the August 19 White House meeting and again following the August 20 CFTC Innovation Advisory Committee meeting. Reported attendance should be replaced with confirmed attendance only when supported by White House, regulator, company or direct attendee statements.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump is reported to be joining cryptocurrency and prediction-market executives at the White House on August 19, with senior financial regulators also expected among the participants. 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