Trump to Speak About Crypto at Digital Asset Summit 2025 Today

Today, March 20, 2025, President Donald Trump addresses the Digital Asset Summit (DAS) of Blockworks in New York via a video message at 16:40 CET. Blockworks reported on March 19 that this is a historic first: never before has a sitting U.S. president participated in a crypto conference. Trump’s presence underscores his pro-crypto stance, a stark contrast to the more than 100 enforcement actions under Joe Biden’s administration. However, will Trump reveal anything new?

An Industry on the Rise

The Summit, which attracts 2,500 executives, investors, and policymakers, reflects crypto’s growth to mainstream. Fox Business reporter Eleanor Terrett confirmed Trump’s participation, which follows a keynote by Bo Hines, head of the President’s Council of Advisers on Digital Assets, earlier this week. Co-founder Jason Yanowitz said the following on X:

“When we started Blockworks, we could barely get a banker to come. Now a president is addressing 2,500 institutional players – incredible how far we’ve come.”

Trump’s crypto-support began in his 2024 campaign. At Bitcoin 2024 in Nashville, he promised to make America the “crypto capital of the world,” with a national Bitcoin reserve as a pillar. Since his inauguration on January 20, 2025, he delivered: executive orders to embrace digital assets, a White House Crypto Task Force, and a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve – now 200,000 BTC ($16.5 billion) – is a reality. Pro-crypto figures such as Paul Atkins (SEC) and David Sacks (AI/Crypto-tsar) reinforce his vision.

A Turning Point in Regulation

The Summit comes at a pivotal moment. On March 19, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse announced that the SEC is dropping its five-year case against Ripple, a day after the Fed’s interest rate decision (4.25%-4.5%). The SEC also dropped cases against Coinbase, Kraken, and Uniswap since Trump’s inauguration, a break from Gary Gensler’s hard line.

Blockworks remained silent about Trump’s exact topics, but industry leaders hope for clarity around stablecoins and crypto taxes. However, it remains to be seen whether Trump will come with more news, especially considering his disappointing statements at the recent Crypto Summit at the White House. Is this a moment not to be missed or is it just another non-event?