President Trump delivers remarks with technology leaders — 8/19/2026

Watch on YouTube ↗  |  August 19, 2026 at 19:48  |  40:06  |  CNBC
Speakers
Donald Trump — President of the United States
Mike Celich — Chairman, CFTC
Paul Atkins — SEC Chair
Brian Armstrong — CEO of Coinbase
Vlad Tenev — CEO, Robinhood
Sergey Nazarov — Co-founder, Chainlink Labs
Jeff Sprecher — Chairman and CEO, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE)

Summary

President Trump and top financial, crypto, and technology leaders met at the White House ahead of the first CFTC Innovation Advisory Committee meeting. The remarks focus on U.S. leadership in crypto, AI, and finance, including the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, IPO market boom, stablecoin and tokenization adoption, and regulatory legislation. Trump also discusses interest rates, bond market stability, and the oil outlook tied to Iran.

  • Trump says the U.S. is leading in crypto and AI, with the war on crypto over and the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve working well.
  • SEC Chair Paul Atkins reports the IPO market is booming with 583 IPOs and $28 billion raised.
  • CFTC Chair Mike Celich announces the Innovation Advisory Committee and calls compute the digital oil needed to win the AI race.
  • Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev and Chainlink co-founder Sergey Nazarov highlight tokenization and stablecoin adoption expanding U.S. asset ownership.
  • Trump argues interest rates are artificially high, should fall, and says bond market volatility is not a major concern.
  • Trump says oil prices could drop sharply depending on Iran and Strait of Hormuz developments.
Ideas
Donald Trump President of the United States 1:44
America leads AI by wide margin.
America is leading artificial intelligence by a wide margin, and the administration wants regulation that preserves that lead; Trump describes AI as bigger than the internet and tied to a massive domestic construction and power plant buildout.
Artificial Intelligence HIGH
Donald Trump President of the United States 5:58
US crypto leadership is booming.
The September 15 Clarity Act vote is the most important next step to make crypto regulatory progress durable; the bill is bipartisan, some big banks oppose it while others endorse it, and passage would lock in U.S. crypto leadership for decades.
Crypto (digital assets) HIGH
Donald Trump President of the United States 6:22
Bitcoin reserve is working well.
The U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve makes Bitcoin a permanent U.S. Treasury asset, and Trump says that has turned out incredibly well; he also says further Bitcoin accumulation has been discussed and could be recommended.
BTC HIGH
Donald Trump President of the United States 9:06
Treasury yields should fall.
Trump argues interest rates are artificially high and should fall as the economy strengthens; he says the bond market has stabilized, every point of interest is $600 billion, and rates should not rise on good numbers.
TLT HIGH
Donald Trump President of the United States 10:22
US stock market remains in record uptrend.
U.S. financial markets are hitting records because of pro-investment policies and inflows; the stock market has had 80 all-time-high days and 401(k)s are at record levels.
SPY HIGH
Mike Celich Chairman, CFTC 13:13
AI compute is strategic commodity.
America must dominate compute, which he calls the most important commodity of the day and digital oil, to win the AI race; the world will run on American technology and U.S. markets must lead these markets.
AI compute / data center infrastructure MED
Paul Atkins SEC Chair 15:35
US IPO market is booming.
The SEC is making IPOs great again by cutting red tape; the IPO market is booming with 583 companies going public since inauguration, up 75%, and raising $28 billion, nearly four times the prior administration's final period.
US IPO market HIGH
Vlad Tenev CEO, Robinhood 21:42
Tokenization opens private assets to investors.
Tokenization is expanding ownership of American assets globally, and the opportunity goes beyond public markets to private companies; too much economic value is created before ordinary investors can participate, and American investors should not be last to benefit.
Tokenized assets / real-world assets HIGH
Sergey Nazarov Co-founder, Chainlink Labs 24:57
US dollar and tokenized equity adoption growing.
Stablecoin adoption is increasing distribution of the U.S. dollar and Treasuries globally because of the Genius Act, and tokenization of equities will distribute U.S. equities globally; adoption of U.S.-issued assets and the U.S. dollar is hitting all-time highs.
USD Tokenized US equities MED
Donald Trump President of the United States 32:14
Oil may drop sharply on Iran deal.
On Iran, Trump says the Strait of Hormuz naval blockade has been effective, U.S. supply alternatives and record pipeline building reduce Hormuz importance, and oil prices will either drop sharply if a deal occurs or current policy continues.
WTI MED
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This CNBC video, published August 19, 2026, features Donald Trump, Mike Celich, Paul Atkins, Vlad Tenev, Sergey Nazarov discussing Artificial Intelligence, Crypto (digital assets), BTC, TLT, SPY, AI compute / data center infrastructure, US IPO market, Tokenized assets / real-world assets, USD, Tokenized US equities, WTI. 10 trade ideas extracted by AI with direction and confidence scoring.

Speakers: Donald Trump, Mike Celich, Paul Atkins, Vlad Tenev, Sergey Nazarov  · Tickers: Artificial Intelligence, Crypto (digital assets), BTC, TLT, SPY, AI compute / data center infrastructure, US IPO market, Tokenized assets / real-world assets, USD, Tokenized US equities, WTI