Betting on Big Tech: Trump's Industry Deal With Key Players Ahead of the Midterms

On March 20, 2026, the White House released a National Artificial Intelligence Framework, marking the third major signal of support for the technology sector by the U.S. administration within a single month. 

Three days earlier, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) finalized the classification of digital assets, effectively removing a large portion of the crypto market from stringent regulatory oversight. 

In early March 2026, President Donald Trump, via his social media platform Truth Social, publicly sided with the crypto industry in its conflict with the banking lobby over the GENIUS Act.