Assessing community sentiment after David Sacks’s 130-day term as crypto czar ends

David Sacks’s role as AI and crypto czar for President Donald Trump has ended after his 130-day term expired this month. However, his scorecard and ratings across the crypto community have been mixed.  

On Thursday, the venture capitalist told Bloomberg that he will be joining the President’s Council of Advisers on Science and Technology (PCAST) as co-chair. 

I think moving forward as co-chair of PCAST, I can now make recommendations on not just AI but an expanded range of technology topics.

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Mixed views on David Sacks’s scorecard

As crypto czar, Sacks helped push the GENIUS Act, a stablecoin legislation bill, into law last year. This was also done in collaboration with Bo Hines, who was Trump’s chief crypto advisor at that time. 

However, after Bo Hines resigned and joined Tether, Patrick Witt, the current White House crypto chief advisor, stepped up to coordinate the broader crypto market structure bill – The CLARITY Act. 

In 2024, the sector had a key policy agenda it was pushing. This included an overhaul of the regulatory authorities (SEC and CFTC), the establishment of a U.S strategic Bitcoin reserve (SBR), and the adoption of clear rules via the GENIUS Act and the CLARITY Act. 

As it stands, most of the agenda has been met with the CLARITY Act still in progress. However, the U.S SBR has been muted and hasn’t received much attention lately. Unfortunately, some sections of the community are using it as the main scorecard for Sacks. 

According to one user, for instance, both Bo Hines and David Sacks failed to audit the current BTC stack held by the U.S government and the way forward to establishing the related reserve. 

For her part though, Jacquelyn Melinek, Founder of Token Relations, dismissed the framing as “misleading.” She added, 

This is misleading. David Sacks didn’t choose to be ‘out,’ it’s just his term finished. There are other people still at the WH advocating for digital assets and policy. Breathe.

Meanwhile, the chance for a U.S SBR before 2027 was below 30% on the predictions site Polymarket. 

Final Summary 

• David Sacks’s AI and crypto czar term has expired as he steps up to the President’s tech council. 
• However, his crypto scorecard elicited mixed reactions despite helping fast-track the GENIUS Act – A stablecoin law.