Last One Out, Hit the Lights 🔦 — White House Crypto Council Now Fully Ghosted

Patrick Witt has departed his role as executive director of the White House Crypto Council after his temporary assignment from the U.S. Department of Defense officially expired, the White House confirmed Wednesday. Witt is moving on to a new opportunity in the private sector, according to a Thursday X post in which he wrote, "Serving in this administration has been the privilege of a lifetime," and added that he looks forward to continuing to support U.S. technological advancements "in the private sector."

The White House offered a standard sendoff: "The White House appreciates his service to the Trump administration and wishes him the best in his future endeavors." The administration has not announced a replacement, and Journalist Eleanor Terrett had contacted the White House three times prior to the confirmation seeking clarity on Witt's employment status. Witt also declined to comment publicly during that period.

Witt served as the council's lead advisor on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, legislation that would have created the first comprehensive U.S. regulatory framework for the crypto market. The U.S. Senate failed to pass a cloture motion on the bill in September, and further progress this session is considered unlikely. Witt had also publicly supported new CLARITY Act stablecoin rules aimed at addressing concerns from both banks and cryptocurrency companies.

His exit leaves the White House Crypto Council without any remaining senior staff. Deputy director Harry Jung departed in July, and the council's former executive director Bo Hines announced his departure in August 2025, later taking a role as a strategic adviser at stablecoin issuer Tether to coordinate the company's U.S. expansion. White House crypto and AI czar David Sacks left his post in March. Witt is also expected to resume a postponed military service commitment with the Georgia Army National Guard.