Mr. Trump meet CEO Coinbase
The new US President Donald Trump may be preparing to appoint the Coinbase Brian Armstrong CEO for a position in the new government.
According to the Wall Street Journal, the new US President Donald Trump is about to have a private meeting with CEO CEO Coinbase Brian Armstrong, with the theme that is said to be appointing positions in the new government.
It is still unclear about the location that Mr. Trump is considering for Mr. Armstrong or what is Coinbase staff. However, this may be part of the commitment to support the cryptocurrency industry by the new president during the election a few months ago.
At the Bitcoin Conference in July, besides statements such as firing SEC President Gary Gensler, establishing the National Bitcoin Reserve Fund and turning the United States into Crypto capital of the world, Mr. Trump mentioned the picture. into a cryptocurrency advisor for the White House.
Mr. Trump since his election has continuously made statements appointing officials in the new government, notably the establishment of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) at the proposal of the proposal of Billionaire Elon Musk and for him as the head.
Trump has not yet announced the candidate for the position of Chairman of the US Securities Commission (SEC), with the incumbent president, Gary Gensler, will definitely no longer hold seats in the new government. However, American media has summarized a list of potential names with the viewpoint to support cryptocurrencies.
In addition, another influential position is that the Minister of Finance is still small, with the most rumored name is Howard Lutnick, CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald, the company is depositing a large amount. Treasury bills for Stablecoin Tether, people in the past have voiced support for Bitcoin and USDT.
Leaders of many other cryptocurrency companies and cryptocurrencies include CEO Ripple Brad Garlinghouse and founder of Cardano Charles Hoskinson, which is also reported as approaching new governments to discuss the cryptocurrency policy.