Patrick Witt exits White House crypto role as Clarity Act stalls
Patrick Witt’s temporary White House crypto posting ended on Wednesday, and the White House Crypto Council no longer has a publicly named day-to-day lead. One piece also says his exit comes as the Clarity Act stalls. The two reports place the leadership change at the White House and note that crypto policy coordination there is now without a publicly identified staffer.
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People following White House digital asset policy are the ones who notice this first, because the Crypto Council now has no publicly named day-to-day leader. That affects the visible point of contact for policy coordination today, while the council itself is still described as the group that coordinates President Donald Trump’s digital asset policy.
What changes in practice is that the White House crypto role no longer has Patrick Witt in the temporary post, and the administration’s top crypto adviser seat is described as ended. What stays the same from these pieces is that the White House still has a crypto policy structure in place, even though the person publicly running it is not named.
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