White House left without a named crypto adviser after Witt exit

White House crypto council executive director Patrick Witt announced last week that he is leaving government service and returning to the private sector, leaving President Trump's digital assets office without a named crypto adviser. A successor has not been named; the White House says only that "crypto and Clarity Act will continue to be a priority for the president."

The departure deepens a quiet stretch for the in-house policy push — David Sacks left the combined AI-and-crypto czar role in March, the newly named AI czar role dropped the crypto remit, and Harry Jung and Bo Hines had already departed — so no one is explicitly attached to Trump's in-house crypto initiatives. When a new Congress is sworn in, the White House will need a liaison for a fresh legislative attempt expected to take up tax before market-structure reform, potentially against a Democratic-controlled House. A staff of policy advisers remains.