Updated Aug. 19, 2026, 5:12 p.m. ET
President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on Congress to pass a bill that would bring clearer definitions to the growing cryptocurrency sector, a top priority for industry executives who had gathered for an event at the White House with the president.
Trump, who has earned more than $1.4 billion from his family’s crypto ventures, urged lawmakers to pass a “fair version of the Clarity Act,” a bill that crypto companies say would put them on solid legal ground, but has stalled in the Senate with little time left on the congressional calendar.
Several top crypto executives, including Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev and Kraken co-CEO Arjun Sethi, along with Intercontinental…
