MANHATTAN — U.S. President Donald Trump again touted his crypto bona fides at a conference Thursday, telling an audience it was an “honor” to be considered a crypto president.

Speaking in a 90-second recorded video at Coinbase’s (COIN) State of Crypto Summit (no relation to the CoinDesk newsletter with the same name), Trump reiterated comments he’s made at other events about ending his predecessor’s so-called war on crypto and forming a working group to examine digital assets.

Trump also referenced legislation working its way through Congress.

“My administration is working with governors to pass the GENIUS Act supporting the creation of dollar-backed stablecoins, and we also will be working to create clear and simple market frameworks that will allow America to dominate the future of crypto and bitcoin,” he told a filled room to scattered applause.

The Senate’s GENIUS Act will go through a procedural vote on Thursday, following a successful effort on Wednesday. Meanwhile, two key House committees advanced a market structure bill on Tuesday.

Trump also noted his executive order on establishing a national bitcoin

reserve, saying, “we created the US Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and the United States Digital Asset stockpile,” though neither has actually been created yet.

Coinbase donated a million dollars to Trump’s inaugural fund, and was a major backer of the Fairshake super PAC in the 2024 election. It’s already committed tens of millions of dollars to Fairshake for the 2026 election.

Following his remarks, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong and Circle (CRCL) CEO Jeremy Allaire reflected on crypto and their respective company’s evolutions, arguing that crypto could become a bigger part of the global financial system.

Allaire, whose company went public on the New York Stock Exchange last week, said it was difficult for Circle to meet with backers or other entities a decade ago.

“It was amazing to me that, like, I’d literally walk in a room with an insurance company, [and] they were literally, like, we were not sure we’re allowed to have this meeting,” Allaire said.

Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the UAE capital’s international financial center, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Chainlink to collaborate on compliant frameworks for tokenized assets.

The agreement will give ADGM access to Chainlink’s suite of blockchain tools, including data feeds and interoperability services, as it works to foster blockchain innovation under its Registration Authority, according to a press release.

Chainlink has said that its tools have already enabled over $20 trillion in transaction value enabled globally, and are used by major financial market institutions.

Under the memorandum there will also be regulatory discussions around blockchain, artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies, as well as a series of events aimed at educating the UAE’s financial ecosystem. Topics will include tokenization, proof of reserves and cross-chain infrastructure—core components of regulated digital asset markets.

“By collaborating with Chainlink, we are aiming to set a global benchmark that spearheads transparency, security, and trust across the blockchain space,” said Hamad Sayah Al Mazrouei, CEO of ADGM’s Registration Authority.