David Sacks, a venture capitalist who joined the White House as a special official under Donald Trump last year, has concluded his 130-day tenure as crypto and AI czar but will remain involved in shaping policy through a new position.
“We’ve now used up that time,” Sacks told Bloomberg on Thursday, adding that he will continue offering policy guidance across a wide range of technology sectors as co-chair of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST).
Since his 2025 appointment, Sacks has played a significant role in the administration, serving as a key technology adviser to the president.
His new position will partially overlap with his previous responsibilities, as he and fellow council members will collaborate to examine issues and provide formal recommendations to regulators.
As crypto and AI czar, David Sacks helped the President’s Working Group on Digital Asset Markets release a 166-page report in July outlining recommendations for regulating the crypto industry.
More recently, on March 20, he contributed to the Trump administration’s AI framework, which aims to promote innovation and workforce development while safeguarding children and intellectual property rights.
Sacks also played a role in advancing the stablecoin-focused GENIUS Act in July and continues to advocate for broader crypto market structure legislation, including the CLARITY Act.
According to a Fox Business report citing a senior presidential adviser, Sacks will retain his role as crypto and AI czar while expanding his responsibilities.
“David will always be his crypto and AI czar, but to the administration more broadly, this new role will allow him to advise on a wider range of critical tech issues,” the adviser said.
The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), where Sacks will serve, will include 13 tech leaders spanning AI, crypto, healthcare, and quantum computing.
Members joining Sacks include Jensen Huang of Nvidia, Mark Zuckerberg of Meta Platforms, Lisa Su of AMD, Larry Ellison of Oracle, Marc Andreessen of Andreessen Horowitz, and Michael Dell of Dell Technologies.
The only crypto-native member is Fred Ehrsam, who co-founded Coinbase with CEO Brian Armstrong in 2012 before launching the crypto-focused venture firm Paradigm in 2018.
Sacks said a key priority for PCAST will be ensuring that America’s AI strategy remains aligned across federal and state governments.
“The problem that we’re seeing right now is that you’ve got 50 different states regulating this in 50 different ways, and it’s creating a patchwork of regulation that’s difficult for innovators to comply with.”
“So what the president has called for is one rulebook,” he added.
