White House Crypto Czar David Sacks Exits With No Replacement Named

David Sacks confirmed his 130-day term as White House crypto czar has ended. No replacement will be appointed as the CLARITY Act nears its make-or-break moment.

White House Crypto Czar David Sacks Exits With No Replacement Named David Sacks confirmed his 130-day term as White House crypto czar has ended. No replacement will be appointed as the CLARITY Act nears its make-or-break moment. Aaron Rafferty March 28, 2026 Key Takeaways: David Sacks confirmed on March 26 that his 130-day term as White House AI and crypto czar has expired under federal special government employee rules. The White House will not appoint a replacement, leaving the CLARITY Act without its chief advocate as an April Senate markup approaches. Sacks moves to co-chair PCAST alongside members including Marc Andreessen and Coinbase backer Fred Ehrsam. David Sacks is no longer the White House's crypto point person. He confirmed on March 26 in a Bloomberg Television interview that he had used up his 130 days as a special government employee, the federal limit for the role. The administration will not name a replacement. Patrick Witt, Executive Director of the White House Crypto Council under Sacks, remains in position. But the direct line to the President on digital assets, the one Sacks held when he brokered the stablecoin yield compromise between banking and crypto executives earlier this month, no longer has an owner. Sacks moves to co-chair the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. PCAST's inaugural 13 members include Jensen Huang, Mark Zuckerberg, Sergey Brin, Larry Ellison, Lisa Su, Marc Andreessen, and Fred Ehrsam. That is an advisory body. It produces reports and recommendations. It does not negotiate legislative text with Senate staff in closed-door Capitol Hill sessions. The timing matters. The CLARITY Act's stablecoin yield compromise was reviewed by crypto and banking stakeholders this week. The Senate Banking Comm