David Sacks is no longer the White House AI and Crypto Czar

The Verge / 3/27/2026

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Key Points

  • David Sacks says he has stepped down as the White House’s Special Advisor on AI and Crypto, ending his role as a special government employee.
  • The article notes that his prior SGE status was designed to limit government work while still allowing private-sector involvement, and suggests there were questions about why he remained in the position for over a year.
  • His departure is framed as a shift away from the most prominent Silicon Valley advocate inside the Trump White House tied to aggressive AI policy initiatives.
  • The change may affect how the administration’s AI and crypto agenda is developed and communicated moving forward.
Digital photo illustration of David Sacks with crypto coins.

David Sacks, the venture capitalist and tech billionaire who'd become Silicon Valley's primary advocate inside the White House and a key architect of its aggressive AI policy initiatives, revealed on Thursday that he was no longer a special government employee - and therefore no longer President Donald Trump's Special Advisor on AI and Crypto.

Sacks' official status as an SGE allowed him to work simultaneously in the private sector and for the government, but for no more than 130 days, raising questions about why he was still in the job more than a year after his appointment. But in an interview with Bloomberg Television discussing the Whit …

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