Patrick Witt, executive director of the White House's Crypto Council, is leaving for a role in the private sector. His exit leaves a leadership gap and marks the fourth high-profile departure from the advisory group.
Patrick Witt, the executive director of the White House's Crypto Council, is leaving his role for a new opportunity in the private sector. Witt announced the move in a Thursday post on X.
In that post, according to Cointelegraph, Witt wrote: "Serving in this administration has been the privilege of a lifetime," and said he looks forward to continuing to support US technological advancements in the private sector.
Witt led the White House push on the Clarity Act
Witt served as the White House's leading advisor on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, which would have created the first comprehensive US regulatory framework for the crypto market. The US Senate failed to pass a cloture motion on the legislation in September, and further progress this session is unlikely.
Council loses its last remaining staffer
His exit leaves a leadership gap because he was the last remaining staffer on the council. White House crypto and AI czar David Sacks left in March, and deputy director Harry Jung departed in July.
The council's former executive director, Bo Hines, announced his departure in August 2025. Weeks later, Hines became a strategic adviser at stablecoin issuer Tether to coordinate the company's US expansion.
Cointelegraph has approached the White House for comment on whether it has a potential replacement for Witt.
Source: Cointelegraph
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