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Sun Mar 8, 2026, 07:44 PM Yesterday

Trump Met Privately With Coinbase CEO Before Blasting Banks Over Crypto Bill: Report

Source: Benzina

Trump Met Privately With Coinbase CEO Before Blasting Banks Over Crypto Bill: Report

Daragh Thomas
Fri, March 6, 2026 at 11:31 PM EST 10 min read

Coinbase Global Inc CEO Brian Armstrong met privately with President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday,

Hours later, Trump took to Truth Social and told banks they “need to make a good deal with the Crypto Industry,” Coindesk reported on Wednesday.

Trump Echoed Armstrong’s Talking Points

The overlap in language is hard to miss.

Trump wrote that “Americans should earn more money on their money” and that the CLARITY Act “is being threatened and undermined by the Banks.”

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Read more: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-met-privately-coinbase-ceo-043114861.html

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Trump himself is a major impediment to crypto. Frasier Balzov Yesterday #1

Frasier Balzov

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1. Trump himself is a major impediment to crypto.
Sun Mar 8, 2026, 10:07 PM
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Because he is so unbelievably corrupt and brings his personal stank to the entire decentralized finance space.

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