US President Donald Trump reportedly met privately with Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong shortly before publicly criticizing banks for delaying progress on a major cryptocurrency market structure bill. According to a Politico report, Armstrong met with Trump after a group of Coinbase representatives visited the White House on Tuesday. Details of the discussion were not disclosed, but the meeting came amid ongoing negotiations in Congress over legislation intended to define how digital asset markets should be regulated in the United States. Shortly after the meeting, Trump posted on his Truth Social account that the ... (full story)