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Point of Focus
- The White House is expected to bring crypto companies and regulators together.
- Reported attendees include Coinbase, Ripple, Gemini, Polymarket, Kalshi, Nasdaq, NYSE, CME Group and DTCC.
- SEC Chairman Paul Atkins and CFTC Acting Chairman Michael Selig are also expected to attend.
The White House is expected to host senior figures from cryptocurrency, prediction markets and traditional finance on Aug. 19, placing the infrastructure behind US capital markets at the center of Washington’s digital-asset debate.
Expected participants include representatives from Coinbase, Ripple, Gemini, Polymarket and Kalshi, alongside Nasdaq, the New York Stock Exchange, CME Group and the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation.
SEC Chairman Paul Atkins and CFTC Acting Chairman Michael Selig are also reportedly set to attend, while President Donald Trump’s participation had not been confirmed in initial reports.
DTCC presence points to infrastructure focus
The inclusion of DTCC may prove particularly significant. While crypto companies have frequently joined policy discussions in Washington, DTCC occupies a central position in the machinery of American financial markets, providing clearing, settlement and other post-trade services for securities transactions.
Its expected presence suggests the discussion could extend beyond regulatory principles to the practical integration of blockchain technology with established market infrastructure.
🇺🇸 THE WHITE HOUSE IS HOSTING THE BIGGEST CRYPTO MEETING IN HISTORY THIS WEEK!
In the room: President Trump, SEC Chair Atkins, CFTC Chair Selig, Coinbase, Ripple, Gemini, Polymarket, Kalshi, Nasdaq, NYSE, CME and DTCC.
The real story is who’s at the end of that list.
DTCC… pic.twitter.com/2XIhfRMnL1
— Crypto Rover (@cryptorover) August 17, 2026
DTCC reportedly processed its first live tokenized-securities transactions in July and plans to launch the service more broadly in October.
That development comes as major financial institutions move deposits, money-market products and other assets onto blockchain-based systems. JPMorgan’s Kinexys network, for example, processes billions of dollars in transactions daily, while Citigroup and Wells Fargo are developing or offering tokenized-deposit services.
Crypto policy meets Wall Street execution
Bringing exchanges, clearing institutions, crypto companies and regulators into one room creates an opportunity to address how tokenized assets could be traded, supervised and settled within the US financial system.
However, the meeting itself does not establish that the administration has selected a particular blockchain model or intends to implement market infrastructure without legislation.
🚨UPDATE: 🇺🇸 CNBC has just CONFIRMED that Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse will be attending this week’s White House Crypto Meeting.
TURN NOTIFICATIONS ON! 🔔 pic.twitter.com/6kynrGcXK0
— JackTheRippler ©️ (@RippleXrpie) August 17, 2026
Details of the agenda remain limited, and the final attendance list could change.
The gathering is scheduled one day before the first meeting of the CFTC’s new Innovation Advisory Committee, which includes representatives from finance, crypto, gambling and prediction-market businesses.
CLARITY Act voting remains pending
The summit also arrives while the CLARITY Act, a closely watched crypto market-structure bill, awaits Senate consideration.
Lawmakers are expected to return to the measure after the August recess, leaving a narrower legislative window for passage.
The presence of DTCC, CME, Nasdaq and NYSE nevertheless signals that Washington’s crypto conversation is expanding.
The issue is no longer solely whether digital assets should be regulated, but how blockchain-based markets might connect with the institutions already responsible for trading, clearing and settling trillions of dollars in conventional assets.
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