As U.S. President Donald Trump prepares to host the first White House Crypto Summit on March 7, more than 20 industry leaders have confirmed their participation. The roundtable, scheduled from 6:30 pm to 10:30 pm UTC, is expected to include over 25 attendees, including members of the Presidential Working Group on Digital Assets.
According to Fox Business reporter Eleanor Terrett, at least 22 crypto executives and two White House representatives have confirmed attendance. Government officials expected to participate include Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Attorney General Pam Bondi, and chairs from both the SEC and CFTC.
While speculation continues regarding additional attendees, notable figures such as Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino and Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao have not confirmed their participation. Ardoino was recently spotted at a separate event in Washington, D.C., hosted by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), where he joined executives from Ripple, MoonPay, Crypto.com, Circle, and Coinbase for a crypto CEO forum led by CFTC Acting Chair Caroline Pham.
A larger invite-only reception is reportedly being planned near the White House for those not attending the roundtable, though details remain fluid.
The summit comes amid ongoing debate over Trump’s March 6 executive order establishing a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and a Digital Asset Stockpile. The order has sparked mixed reactions, with some viewing it as a landmark move for crypto adoption, while others express disappointment over its focus on seized Bitcoin holdings rather than new acquisitions.
Research firm 10x Research noted that expectations were high for significant Bitcoin purchases, whereas the order primarily formalized the retention of approximately 200,000 BTC seized through criminal and civil forfeitures. Coinbase’s product strategy head, Conor Grogan, argued that the policy still removed at least $18 billion in potential sell pressure from the market.