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Bo Hines Departs White House Crypto Council as Patrick Witt Poised to Lead

Hines will transition to a part-time AI advisory role with his successor yet to be formally named

26-year-old Bo Hines, who plans to run for a seat in the United States House of Representatives in North Carolina's 5th congressional district, speaks during a rally hosted by former U.S. President Donald Trump in Selma, North Carolina, U.S. April 9, 2022.  REUTERS/Erin Siegal McIntyre/File Photo
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Does Bo Hines' White House exit mean a major policy shift is incoming?
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Overview

  • Bo Hines has resigned as Executive Director of the Presidential Council of Advisers for Digital Assets and will return to the private sector.
  • He will continue serving as a special government employee advising White House AI czar David Sacks on artificial intelligence initiatives.
  • Patrick Witt, the council’s deputy director and Acting Director of the Department of Defense Office of Strategic Capital, is reported to be the likely successor.
  • The White House has not officially confirmed a replacement or announced a timeline for the leadership transition.
  • Key policy blueprints—including the July Digital Assets Report, the GENIUS Act on stablecoins and the strategic Bitcoin reserve proposal—now move toward implementation under potentially more national-security-driven leadership.