A group of cryptocurrency executives, investors and public figures are expected to speak Saturday at a private event hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida.
The event, billed as “the world’s most exclusive conference”, kicked off with Bill Zanker, co-founder of TRUMP memecoin and was attended by legendary boxer Mike Tyson.
Other high-profile speakers include Paolo Ardoino, CEO of stablecoin issuer Tether, who is expected to address the connection between financial inclusion and the global role of the US dollar. Ark Invest founder Cathie Wood and crypto infrastructure provider Alchemy CEO Nikil Viswanathan will also speak at the conference, and each will focus on the overlap between artificial intelligence and crypto, a topic that has attracted increasing attention as both sectors grow.
Anchorage Digital CEO Nathan McCauley is expected to join a panel on the state of the crypto and stock markets, while investor Anthony Pompliano of ProCap Financial is also expected to appear on stage.
The list also includes traditional financial investors such as Tim Draper and Grant Cardone, as well as author Tony Robbins.
The event is billed as a major cryptocurrency and finance gathering tied to Trump’s broader efforts to support the digital assets industry since his return to the White House in January 2025. The conference website lists Trump as a keynote speaker and says attendance is limited to the top 297 holders of the $TRUMP token, a meme coin launched in his name.
This will be the second time that such an event will be organized by the President. That previous dinner prompted Democratic lawmakers to protest and voice concerns about Trump profiting from his own crypto token while simultaneously championing legislation to support the industry and appointing regulators to oversee crypto.
Since taking over the Oval Office, Trump has supported several crypto-related projects, including meme coins $TRUMP and $MELANIA, which are closely tied to the public profiles of the president and first lady rather than any underlying service. Transaction fees generated by trading the coins have generated millions of dollars in revenue for entities linked to Trump and his family.
Nonetheless, since its launch around Trump’s second inauguration, the $TRUMP token has fallen approximately 97% from its peak. $MELANIA coin fell further, down around 99% after a rapid rise and fall.
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