The White House Crypto Council, responsible for coordinating digital asset policy, is currently without staff. Executive director Patrick Witt, the last remaining member, has concluded his temporary assignment. Witt, an employee of the Department of Defense, had been on loan to the administration and is expected to return to his service with the Georgia National Guard.
The council has seen a series of departures over the past year. Deputy director Harry Jung left in July, and David Sacks, who served as the czar for AI and crypto, stepped down in March after reaching a 130-day term limit. Bo Hines, the council's inaugural leader, also returned to the private sector in August 2025, after which Witt assumed the executive director role.
The vacancy follows the Senate's decision on September 15 to block the CLARITY Act, which failed to secure the necessary 60 votes. According to DLA Piper, Congress is unlikely to revisit the legislation until January 2027. In the interim, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission continue to develop regulatory frameworks independently.
During his tenure, Witt served as the administration's primary spokesperson regarding the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. This reserve was established by executive order in March 2025 to manage seized Bitcoin assets. Recent data from the blockchain tracker Arkham indicates that government-linked wallets moved approximately $1 billion in Bitcoin last week.
