The White House will convene executives from the cryptocurrency and prediction market industry next week, just ahead of the first meeting of the CFTC's Innovation Advisory Council.

August 14th - Three sources familiar with the matter revealed that the White House is expected to host a meeting with cryptocurrency and prediction market industry executives next Wednesday. The participants and specific agenda have not been finalized yet and may include executives from the traditional financial sector. It is also unclear whether President Trump will attend. The meeting is scheduled to take place the day before the inaugural meeting of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC) newly formed Innovation Advisory Committee. The committee is composed of senior executives from top crypto, financial, and prediction market companies and will discuss topics such as cryptocurrency regulation, AI, and prediction market regulation.