David Sacks departs White House AI and crypto role for science advisory post as crypto bill stalls

David Sacks announced he is stepping down from his position as the White House’s AI and crypto czar and will transfer to the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), according to the White House and reporting on the move ^[1].

Officials and reporting say Sacks will continue advising the administration on technology policy even after the transfer, while Congress debates market-structure legislation that has been central to the administration’s crypto agenda; that legislation remains unresolved ^[2].

Reporting notes the czar role was a temporary special government employee appointment with a limited number of days to serve, and dlnews cites Sacks saying he had “used up” his allotted time before moving to the advisory council. Media outlets covering the change have raised questions about the future of measures such as the proposed Clarity Act now that Sacks has left the czar role ^{[3] [4]}.

Sacks’s transfer to PCAST keeps him in a White House advisory capacity as Congress continues work on crypto market-structure bills, but key legislative outcomes remain pending ^{[2] [1]}.