Donald Trump is expected to sit down with Paradigm, one of crypto’s most influential venture capital firms, for a meeting focused on prediction markets. The meeting, first reported by Semafor on August 14, 2026, comes just days before a White House gathering scheduled for August 19 that will bring together crypto and prediction market leaders, and right ahead of a significant CFTC regulatory meeting that could reshape how these platforms operate.
What we know about the meeting
The specifics are thin. There’s no public agenda, no confirmed participant list beyond Trump and Paradigm, and no disclosed timing for when the sit-down will take place. What we do know is that Paradigm has been one of the most vocal institutional backers of prediction markets, investing heavily in platforms and infrastructure that let users bet on the outcomes of real-world events.
Paradigm has also been doing its own public opinion groundwork. In February 2026, the firm released a survey showing that 32% of respondents held favorable views toward prediction markets.
The White House event on August 19 adds another layer. While it hasn’t been confirmed whether Trump himself will attend that gathering, the fact that the administration is hosting crypto and prediction market leaders at the White House at all tells you where the political winds are blowing.
