Crypto execs fork over cash at Trump’s ballroom fundraiser: Report

Representatives from Gemini, Ripple and Coinbase were reportedly in attendance at the fundraising dinner at the White House on Wednesday evening.

US President Donald Trump hosted a dinner for companies pledging funds to build a new ballroom in the White House, with attendees reportedly including Gemini co-founders Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, and executives from Coinbase and Ripple.

According to a Wednesday Wall Street Journal report, among the donors and attendees of the dinner at the White House were the Winklevosses and representatives from Coinbase Global and Ripple Labs. The dinner was reported to be aimed at funding for the White House ballroom proposed by Trump in July, which was estimated to cost $250 million.

The ballroom is projected to add about 90,000 square feet — 8,361 square meters — to the White House. Cointelegraph reached out to Coinbase, Ripple, Gemini and the White House for comment on the amount of the donations, but had not received a response at the time of publication.

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