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Trump to Host Coinbase, Ripple and Kraken CEOs at the White House on Wednesday, August 19; CFTC's New Crypto Innovation Committee Holds Its First Meeting the Next Day

President Trump is expected to meet the CEOs of Coinbase, Ripple, Gemini, Robinhood, Polymarket and Kraken at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building next to the White House on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, according to CoinDesk and Bitcoin.com News; the SEC and CFTC chairs are also on the guest list. The meeting precedes the CFTC's new crypto Innovation Advisory Committee's first session on Thursday, while the CLARITY Act remains stalled in the Senate until Congress returns in September.