White House Crypto Council Loses Final Staffer as Executive Director Patrick Witt Departs

The White House Crypto Council has lost its last remaining staff member after executive director Patrick Witt departed following the expiration of his temporary Department of Defense detail. No public successor has been designated to oversee federal digital asset policy or the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. Witt's departure marks the administration's third major digital asset policy exit, following former crypto czar David Sacks in March and deputy director Harry Jung in July. The staffing vacuum coincides with legislative gridlock over the Clarity Act, which stalled in the Senate after a failed procedural vote.