White House First-Ever Crypto Summit: Confirmed Attendees Revealed

Highlights:

• White House Crypto Summit will discuss the regulatory framework and innovation for digital assets.
• Industry leaders, including Michael Saylor and Vlad Tenev, will attend the summit.
• Government officials and Presidential Working Group members will also join the event.

The White House Crypto Summit, which will take place on Friday, March 7, is a key event in President Donald Trump’s digital innovation initiative. David Sacks, head of White House initiatives on AI and cryptocurrency, will chair the summit. The summit aims to strengthen economic freedom, create a definitive regulatory framework for cryptocurrency, and foster innovation.

President Trump will host the first White House Crypto Summit on Friday March 7. Attendees will include prominent founders, CEOs, and investors from the crypto industry. Look forward to seeing everyone there! pic.twitter.com/PEynzDuAOt

— David Sacks (@davidsacks47) March 1, 2025

Confirmed Crypto Industry Leaders Attending the Summit

FOX Business journalist Eleanor Terrett stated that the guest list for the upcoming summit will be smaller than anticipated, with about 25 participants. The event will take place at the White House in a roundtable format. It will feature prominent figures from the crypto industry and members of the Presidential Working Group. Per the email invitation, the event will run from 1:30 PM to 5:30 PM (ET).

Several major crypto stakeholders, including Michael Saylor, executive chairman of Strategy, confirmed their attendance at the event. Other key figures include Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, and Kraken CEO Arjun Sethi.

Exodus CEO J.P. Richardson, Paradigm co-founder Matt Huang, Multicoin Capital co-founder Kyle Samani, and Bitcoin Magazine CEO David Bailey have also confirmed their attendance at the event. Additionally, Zach Witkoff, co-founder of Trump’s family crypto project World Liberty Financial, and Sergey Nazarov of Chainlink will join.

🚨NEW: More attendees are confirming attendance at Friday’s White House Crypto Summit.

Confirmations so far from:@saylor, @DavidFBailey, @matthuang, @jprichardson. https://t.co/mxupyxfWKh

— Eleanor Terrett (@EleanorTerrett) March 4, 2025

More top crypto stakeholders are expected to confirm attendance before Friday. Those not invited may be included in a larger reception later.

Government Officials and Presidential Working Group Members Set to Attend

Government officials set to attend the summit include David Sacks and various members of the Presidential Working Group. In January, Trump added key leaders of top federal agencies to the group, including the Treasury and Commerce secretaries, as well as the acting chairs of the SEC and CFTC.

Chairing the event, David Sacks hinted at revealing more about the U.S. Crypto Reserve. The government has already backed five cryptos—Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, SOL, and ADA—and further details could be unveiled at the summit.

In an interview with The Pavlovic Today, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Bitcoin would receive special status under Trump’s initiative. He mentioned that the President had shown interest in a Bitcoin strategic reserve during his campaign and will execute it on Friday.

Meeting of the SEC’s Crypto Task Force

Besides the latest invitation, the press release on March 3 revealed that the SEC will hold the inaugural meeting of its newly formed Crypto Task Force. The task force will focus on the “security status” of digital assets. This development comes amid the dismissal of pending lawsuits against cryptocurrency companies, signaling a shift towards a more lenient crypto regulatory approach.