Donald Trump at the Digital Assets Summit (DAS): A Turning Point  for the Crypto Market – March 20, 2025, New York

The Digital Asset Summit will host one of its most prominent speakers today; the president of the United States. Donald Trump speech will mark the first time a current US president has attended the New York-based digital asset conference. Donald Trump also hosted the White House Crypto Summit earlier this month, which failed to hype up the community. However, Trump’s summit helped to clarify the government’s stance regarding crypto and also delivered some details about the crypto reserve. Based on reports, there is also the possibility that Trump will only send a recorded message rather than attend himself.

Trump’s Crypto Stockpile: A Game-Changer for America 

Trump will not be the first official to give a speech at the DAS crypto summit this week. The Executive Director of the White House’s Council of Advisers on Digital Assets, Bo Hines, has also attended this gathering. In his speech, he defended Donald Trump’s decision to create a national crypto stockpile and stressed its importance to the American people. “It’s high time that our president started accumulating assets for the American people, which is what President Trump is doing rather than taking it away,” 

Regulatory Shifts: What to Expect at the DAS Summit

Based on the last summit, this event will likely include discussions about regulatory changes and institutional investment in crypto. Additionally, we will likely see predictions about the future growth and adoption of BTC and other digital assets. Donald Trump speech can also clarify the government’s next move that will help increase the growth and adoption of crypto. FOX business journalist Eleanor Terrett reported via an X post that Donald Trump will send a recording to the  DAS conference.  

Confirmed by @Blockworks_ that @realDonaldTrump will indeed be addressing the crowd at @blockworksDAS tomorrow via a recording.

I’m told 10:40 AM EST is the planned time as of now. https://t.co/ojfP5aK5ZD

— Eleanor Terrett (@EleanorTerrett) March 19, 2025

There are also other officials attending the New York Digital Asset Summit, including Representatives Ro Khanna and Tom Emmer. Influential attendees from the crypto industry include Strategy’s former CEO, Michael Saylor, and Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse. Michael Saylor will be holding a discussion with BTC historian Pete Rizzo after giving a stand-alone speech. A panel will also be held with Giang Bui, Head of U.S. Equities & Exchange-Traded Products at Nasdaq, as an attendee. Moreover, this panel will also be hosted by Robbie Mitchnick, Head of Digital Assets at BlackRock, and moderated by Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart.

Crypto’s Bright Future: Trump Signals Major Policy Shift

It remains unclear if this summit will deliver any noteworthy developments; however, Trump’s pro-crypto policies can send an important message. A speech by the United States president can further legitimise crypto among institutional players and bring in more capital. Additionally this will signal the drastic change of attitude towards crypto from the USA’s government. This is because the former administration had an aggressive approach towards the crypto industry. More than 100  enforcement cases that were opened by federal regulators highlight this anti-crypto attitude.

Blockwork cofounder Jason Yanowitz shared his opinion about this historical development in an X post. “When we started Blockworks, we could barely get someone from a bank to attend an event.”. “Now we have a sitting US President addressing […] 2,500 institutional participants. It is incredible how far this industry has come.”. Additionally this change in policy can also be seen in another development. Garlinghouse, Ripple’s CEO, has announced that the SEC has withdrawn from its appeal in the case against XRP.

Crypto Industry Set to Surpass Growth Expectations

The crypto industry is attracting more support as officials and influential figures begin to see its potential. As such the industry is set to even surpass the previous estimations for exponential growth and adoption. Now with President Trump’s pro-crypto policies, the market can enter a golden age of prosperity and progre