President Donald Trump to address Digital Asset Summit

His speech will mark the first time a sitting president has ever addressed a crypto conference

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President Donald Trump is expected to address the audience at the Digital Asset Summit in New York City on Thursday, March 20. 

His morning speech will be the first time a sitting president has ever addressed a crypto industry conference. 

The announcement comes after Executive Director of the White House’s Presidents Council of Advisers on Digital Assets Bo Hines spoke at DAS earlier this week, alluding to the administration’s desire to stockpile bitcoin for its recently-announced strategic bitcoin reserve.

“It’s high time that our president started accumulating assets for the American people, which is what President Trump is doing rather than taking it away,” Hines told the crowd on Tuesday. 

“I’ve been asked all the time, it’s like how much do you want, right? I mean, as much as we can get.”

Other notable speakers at the event include lawmakers Rep. Ro Khanna and Rep. Tom Emmer as well as industry executives including Strategy CEO Michael Saylor and Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse, who announced that the SEC dropped its appeal against his firm on stage.

The address will be available to watch through the event’s livestreams. Find it here on X and here on YouTube.


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