President Donald Trump’s crypto adviser, Bo Hines, exited after only months on the job, and the next in line — his deputy, Patrick Witt — will apparently be shepherding the industry’s political priorities in Washington as it still seeks industry-wide regulations and the institution of a federal crypto stockpile.
Witt shares a remarkably similar history with Hines – both ex-football stars who played at Yale before seeking law degrees and falling short in bids for Congress. Witt had a brief stint as a free-agent quarterback for the New Orleans Saints after leading the Yale Bulldogs team that Hines later played on as wide receiver. Both ex-athletes tied their political careers closely to Trump in recent years, and Witt will now be the chief industry liaison for Trump’s White House, according to his social-media profile on X that references the title Hines left behind.
As executive director of the President’s Council of Advisers on Digital Assets, Witt ascends to the role without a
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