A private cryptocurrency conference at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach brought together some of the industry's biggest names Saturday, with attendance strictly limited to the top 297 holders of the $TRUMP memecoin. Trump himself is listed as the keynote speaker, marking the second such event hosted by a sitting U.S. president.
Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino is set to address financial inclusion and the U.S. dollar's global role, while Ark Invest founder Cathie Wood and Alchemy CEO Nikil Viswanathan will focus on the intersection of artificial intelligence and crypto. Anchorage Digital CEO Nathan McCauley joins a panel on crypto and equities markets, with traditional finance heavyweights Tim Draper, Grant Cardone, and Anthony Pompliano also on the roster.
The event underscores Trump's broader pro-crypto push since returning to the White House in January 2025, though it arrives…
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