At the World Economic Forum 2025, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong and global leaders emphasized the U.S.’s key role in advancing cryptocurrency regulation and innovation.
Last week, cryptocurrency was a major topic at the “Crypto at a Crossroads” talk during the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2025 in Davos. Brian Armstrong, the CEO of Coinbase, highlighted how important the U.S. is for the future of the business.
Armstrong said, “The Trump effect cannot be denied,.”
To have the leader of the largest GDP country in the world come out undeniably and say that he wants to be the first crypto president, he wants the industry to be built in America, and he’s going to direct every agency of the U.S. government to work towards clear rules which enable innovation – this is unprecedented.
His words showed that there is increasing support for clearer rules and government support for new ideas in digital currency.
Former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci spoke about how cryptocurrency could affect politics. He said that Republican lawmakers want to create thorough crypto laws by early 2026, aiming to use these new rules in their election plans.
South African Reserve Bank governor Lesetja Kganyago recognized that authorities have a lot to learn. “Many times, regulators are having a hard time figuring out what they need to oversee,” he said. Even with these difficulties, the panelists were hopeful about how blockchain technology can change the global financial system.
Armstrong emphasized that making cryptocurrency simpler is important for more people to use it. The head of Coinbase emphasized:
We need to make crypto easier to use. There are these addresses that don’t look readable. Eventually, I think we’re going to have people using crypto who don’t even know it’s crypto underneath. Most people don’t understand how electricity works, but they can flip on a light switch. I think we need to make it that simple.
He pointed out that blockchain could change global banking for the better and improve infrastructure to help lift billions of people out of poverty.
Panelists highlighted that blockchain can make fast international transactions and send aid effectively, calling it a technology that could change economies around the world.
