Altseason 3.0 Is Coming Faster Than Expected: 4 Altcoins to Watch as Fed Minutes and Trump’s Crypto Summit Set the Stage for a September Breakout

• Fed minutes on August 19, a White House crypto summit the same day, and the CFTC's first Innovation Advisory Committee meeting on August 20.

• The CLARITY Act, which would divide crypto oversight between the SEC and CFTC, remains stalled in the Senate, with a procedural vote not scheduled until September 15 and passage odds under 25 percent.
• XRP, SOL, DOT, SUI and APT are each exposed in different ways to how regulators classify digital assets, making this week's outcomes a potential catalyst for volatility across the group.

Washington is hosting three separate crypto-relevant events within 48 hours this week, and traders are watching all three for hints about where digital asset regulation heads next. The Federal Reserve released the minutes from its July 28–29 policy meeting on Wednesday, August 19, giving markets a fuller picture of how officials weighed inflation risk against a softening labor market before their next decision in September. On the same day, President Donald Trump is expected to host crypto and prediction-market executives at the White House, with SEC Chair Paul Atkins and CFTC Chair Michael Selig also expected to attend.

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