President Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate Todd Blanche as the permanent Attorney General of the United States, subject to Senate confirmation. Blanche has been serving as acting AG since April 2026, when he stepped into the role following the dismissal of Pam Bondi.
Blanche’s path to the top of the Justice Department has been methodical. The Senate confirmed him as Deputy Attorney General on March 5, 2025, with a 52-46 vote. Within weeks, he made his mark.
In April 2025, Blanche issued a memo titled “Ending Regulation By Prosecution” that sent shockwaves through both legal and crypto circles. The directive was blunt: the DOJ “is not a digital assets regulator.”
The memo ordered the disbandment of the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team, the unit that had been the tip of the spear for federal crypto prosecutions. It also redirected the DOJ’s Market Integrity and Major Frauds Unit away from cryptocurrency cases entirely. Instead, Blanche pushed the DOJ toward traditional crime categories like fraud against individual victims and terrorism financing.
CoinDesk named Blanche one of its “Most Influential” figures in December 2025, specifically citing his enforcement policy overhaul.
