Trump hosts White House roundtable on cybercrime and online fraud

United States President Donald Trump hosted a cybercrime roundtable at the White House on Wednesday to address international scam operations. CoinDesk Markets and Sky News both reported on the White House event. CoinDesk Markets reported ahead of the event that a White House official said Trump planned to focus on international crypto-fueled criminal operations and highlight efforts by United States authorities to disrupt transnational networks. [1][2][6]

Cointelegraph Main reported that no United States government official, including Donald Trump, explicitly mentioned digital assets as a medium of fraud during the event. Trump stated at the roundtable that Americans lost more than $20 billion to cybercrime in 2025 through impersonation schemes, ransomware attacks, and scam centers. Cointelegraph Main noted that Trump referred only to cybercurrency related to scams. [1][2]

The administration continues to address digital asset policy following recent internal changes. As FTMQ Crypto reported earlier, Patrick Witt recently resigned from his role as the executive director of the President Council of Advisors for Digital Assets, leaving the White House position vacant. [11]

The White House, located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., serves as the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States. Federal officials at the roundtable discussed ongoing enforcement measures targeting multinational criminal cartels operating scam centers and phishing campaigns. [1][2][8]