BlockBeats News, October 17th. According to financefeeds report, U.S. President Trump hosted a fundraising dinner at the White House for a $250 million banquet hall construction plan, with attendees including executives from crypto companies such as Gemini, Coinbase, and Ripple. As disclosed by The Wall Street Journal, this dinner, held on the 15th day of the government shutdown, aimed to raise funds for the expansion project of the approximately 9,000 square meters White House, a project first proposed by Trump in July.
In addition to the Gemini founders, the Winklevoss brothers, and representatives from Coinbase and Ripple, the attendees also included tech and defense giants such as Meta, Google, Amazon, Lockheed Martin, and Microsoft.
