Overview

• Bo Hines confirmed his exit as Executive Director of the White House Crypto Council to return to private-sector work.
• He will continue serving as a special government employee advising on artificial intelligence initiatives under David Sacks.
• Deputy Director Patrick Witt, who also leads the Pentagon’s Office of Strategic Capital, is expected to assume the council’s top role despite no direct crypto industry background.
• During Hines’s tenure, the council advanced the GENIUS Act for stablecoin oversight and released a 166-page digital assets policy report.
• The leadership transition preserves the administration’s momentum on establishing clearer regulatory frameworks and reinforcing U.S. digital asset leadership.