The crypto summit brought together top executives from major companies such as Coinbase, Ripple, Kraken, Gemini, and Chainlink, making it one of the most formal events in the industry since Trump’s election gala. Prominent figures like Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss (Gemini) and Sergey Nazarov (Chainlink) spoke during the live-streamed portion of the event.
A senior White House official also clarified the administration’s policy regarding the U.S. government's cryptocurrency reserves. The government holds approximately 200,000 bitcoins and plans to conduct an audit to determine its exact holdings. Other seized cryptocurrencies will be kept separately, and no public funds will be used to invest in non-bitcoin assets.
The event primarily aimed to signal a shift toward a more favorable regulatory environment for cryptocurrencies, in contrast to the stricter approach taken by the Biden administration.