- David Sacks dismisses claims of a scaled-back role, reaffirming focus on AI and cryptocurrency while bridging tech and policy.
- Forbes reported Sacks’ crypto czar role was downgraded due to Craft Ventures ties, but he labeled the report “total nonsense.”
- Supporters laud Sacks’ dual focus on AI and crypto, seeing his role as key to U.S. leadership in financial and tech innovation.
David Sacks, President-elect Donald Trump’s recently named “crypto czar,” has countered suggestions that his position has been downplayed. On a post with X (Twitter), Sacks has emphasized that he is still at work and being more specific he will be concentrating on Artificial intelligence (AI) and cryptocurrency, he will be dividing between Washington DC and Silicon Valley.
The controversy started with an article by Forbes, “Trump AI and crypto ‘czar’ role is being scaled back as David Sacks clings to Silicon Valley commitments.” The report claimed that because of his connection with Craft Ventures and his refusal to cut his stake in the firm, Sacks had been demoted from a top leadership position to an advisory one. These factors made Sacks’ appointment a difficult one even in an administration that is not particularly concerned with conflicts of interest.
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However, Sacks was not as much diplomatic as the other author and in his X post he referred to the report as “total nonsense”. He said that his current position is good for a tech policy job because it allows him to connect the technology of Silicon Valley with the policy making of Washington. “This looks perfect for a tech policy job and that was what I asked for,” he commented, with his interest in artificial intelligence and cryptocurrencies.
The news has gained much attention in the tech and digital assets communities, as well as raising questions about the place of government officials in the still relatively new and fast-growing tech industry. Billionaire and CEO of MicroStrategy Michael Saylor and US Senator Cynthia Lummis were among the supporters of Sacks who expressed their confidence in him. Both have said that he will help America become a world power in digital assets and blockchain technology.
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Some of those in the industry have hailed the creation of the first-ever ‘crypto czar’ position within a US presidential administration as a positive move. Sacks’ appointment has led to emerging expectations that new changes might be made in the nation’s current crypto policies and that Sacks will provide the guidance that is currently missing. His concentration on two areas AI and digital assets is a clear indication that he wants America to lead in technologies that shape the future of finance.
Nevertheless, the many negative articles prove that Sacks has no intention of changing his course, as evidenced by his statement. Navigating the world between the Silicon Valley’s spirit of innovation and Washington’s policy interests, he wants to drive innovation in artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency.
As the crypto community awaits for the Trump administration to begin, Sacks position still stands for a prosperous and innovative US crypto future. He has an important position in the formation of the digital assets and maintaining the American leadership in the technological processes of the world.
