Trump upbeat on CLARITY Act passage, discusses strategic Bitcoin holdings

U.S. President Donald Trump was optimistic about passage of the CLARITY Act during a private White House meeting with cryptocurrency and finance industry executives, The Block reported. Chainlink founder Sergey Nazarov said the discussion covered remaining issues requiring senators’ agreement and plans to resume efforts after the recess. The meeting also included discussion of Trump’s strategic Bitcoin holdings, though no specific details on next steps were addressed.