Leading cryptocurrency executives held a private meeting with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick before a separate meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump. Attendees included Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, a16z partner Chris Dixon, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse and Kraken CEO Arjun Sethi. They focused on passing the CLARITY Act, legislation intended to clarify the regulatory framework for digital assets, and reshoring crypto firms that had moved overseas. The participants also examined remaining obstacles to the bill, including ethics concerns, and discussed how the White House could help build bipartisan consensus.