Patrick Witt, the Executive Director of the President’s Council of Advisors for Digital Assets, is taking military leave to undergo Army National Guard JAG training. The timing is, to put it mildly, interesting.
Witt has been the White House’s point person on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, better known as the CLARITY Act, a piece of legislation that could fundamentally reshape how crypto is regulated in the US. His departure, even temporarily, creates a leadership vacuum at the exact moment the bill is entering its most politically fraught phase.
The man behind the CLARITY Act push
David Sacks, the administration’s AI and crypto czar, has described him as “absolutely indispensable” to advancing the CLARITY Act.
Witt’s background includes Harvard Law School, a stint at McKinsey & Company, and prior roles within the Defense Department.
