President Donald Trump called on Congress to pass a “fair version” of the Clarity Act Wednesday, telling crypto and finance executives at the White House that market structure legislation is the next step in his administration’s digital asset agenda.
Myriad: Will the Clarity Act be signed into law in 2026? Click to make your prediction.“Now we need Congress to take the next step by passing the Clarity Act, a fair version of the Clarity Act,” Trump said. “It’s a very, very powerful structure legislation which will keep us ahead of China, keep us ahead of everyone else. We’ll open the door to the next wave of innovations and innovators.”
The meeting also included Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse, Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev, Nasdaq CEO Adena Friedman, Intercontinental Exchange CEO Jeff Sprecher, Kraken co-CEO Arjun Sethi, Chainlink co-founder Sergey Nazarov, Blockchain.com CEO Peter Smith, Gemini co-founders Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, and a16z crypto founder Chris Dixon.
“The people in this room are ensuring that the future of commercial markets is pioneered and perfected right here in the USA,” Trump said. “We're fighting a lot of other countries to control these markets, and to have these markets, and to profit, and all the jobs and everything else created. And we're doing well. We're leading in every aspect, including AI, and we're leading by a lot. And we want to keep it that way.”
“We’re ensuring that America remains the undisputed leader, not only in Bitcoin and crypto, but also technologies like prediction markets, artificial intelligence, and much more,” Trump said. “And we’re leading in every single one.”
“I understand that Mike is also working to bring Hyperliquid into the United States in a fully compliant and legal fashion,” Trump said. “Working very hard on that. We would really like to see it.”
