Witt becomes the second executive director of the White House crypto council to depart, following his predecessor Bo Hines, who left for Tether in August 2025.
Patrick Witt is stepping down as executive director of the President’s Council of Advisors on Digital Assets, making him the second person to leave the position after his predecessor, Bo Hines, left for Tether.
What’s the scoop?
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The Departure: A White House official told The Block that Witt’s “detachment has expired” and did not specify who would replace him. Witt confirmed release oncalling his service “the privilege of a lifetime” and saying he looks forward to “advancing that same mission in the private sector,” a likely sign that he will follow Hines into the industry.
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Second exit: Hines announced its release on August 9, 2025, with Witt, then his deputy, get into the role. Hines joined Tether on August 19 as strategic advisor. Attached named him CEO of its U.S. activities behind the stablecoin USA₮ a few weeks later, making the White House’s top crypto seat look as much like a launching pad as a political post.
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Slimming bench: Witt’s deputy, Harry Jung, announced in July that he was leaving public service, and AI and crypto czar David Sacks left in March.
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Zoom out: Witt led the White House’s push for the CLARITY Act, which has stalled since failing a procedural vote in the Senate, 49-50, on September 15. his farewell messagehe credited the passage of the GENIUS Act and “our work to advance the CLARITY Act.”
David Christophe
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David is a writer/analyst at Bankless. Before joining Bankless, he worked for a series of early-stage crypto startups and with grants from the Ethereum, Solana and Urbit foundations. He graduated from Skidmore College in New York. He currently lives in the Midwest and enjoys NFTs, but no longer participates in them.
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