Mike Tyson, Tether CEO, Cathie Wood among speakers at Trump's 'most exclusive' crypto conference

The event, at which Trump himself is scheduled to speak, gathers top-tier holders of the $TRUMP meme coin.

What to know:

• A private cryptocurrency conference at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach will feature executives, investors and public figures as speakers on Saturday.
• Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino, Ark Invest founder Cathie Wood and other industry leaders are slated to discuss topics including financial inclusion, the role of the U.S. dollar, and the intersection of artificial intelligence and crypto.
• Billed as a major crypto gathering tied to Trump’s pro-industry push since returning to the White House in 2025, the event is limited to the top 297 holders of the $TRUMP memecoin and lists Trump as the keynote speaker.

A group of cryptocurrency executives, investors and public figures is set 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 most exclusive conference in the world," started with Bill Zanker, co-founder of TRUMP memecoin and was followed by legendary boxer Mike Tyson.

Other high-profile speakers include stablecoin issuer Tether's CEO Paolo Ardoino, who is expected to address the link between financial inclusion and the U.S. dollar's global role. Ark Invest founder Cathie Wood and crypto infrastructure provider Alchemy's 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 drawn increasing attention as both sectors expand.

Anchorage Digital CEO Nathan McCauley is scheduled to join a panel on the state of crypto and equities markets, while investor Anthony Pompliano of ProCap Financial is also set to appear on stage.

The lineup also includes traditional finance investors such as Tim Draper and Grant Cardone, as well as author Tony Robbins.

The event is touted as a major cryptocurrency and finance gathering tied to Trump’s broader push to support the digital asset industry since returning to the White House in January 2025. The conference website lists Trump as the 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 mark the second time such an event has been hosted by the President. That previous dinner prompted Democratic lawmakers to lodge protests and raise concerns about Trump profiting off of 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 backed several crypto-related projects, including the $TRUMP and $MELANIA meme coins, which are tied closely to the public profiles of the president and first lady rather than any underlying utility. Transaction fees generated from trading the coins have produced millions of dollars in revenue for entities linked to Trump and his family.

Nevertheless, since launching around Trump’s second inauguration, the $TRUMP token has fallen about 97% from its peak. The $MELANIA coin has dropped even further, down roughly 99% after a rapid rise and decline.

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