Badlands Media Special Coverage: 8/19/26 - Trump Hosts Crypto and Finance Leaders at White House
Trump gathers a genuine who's who of finance, crypto, and tech ahead of the CFTC's first Innovation Advisory Committee meeting, and the room reads like a highlight reel: Coinbase, Robinhood, Kraken, Ripple, Nasdaq, the New York Stock Exchange, and the Winklevoss twins all in one place. Expect a victory lap on firing Gary Gensler, launching the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, and signing the Genius Act, plus a full court press for the upcoming Clarity Act vote from CFTC and SEC chairs alike. Between industry testimonials on tokenization and stablecoins, Trump veers into interest rates, AI data…
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