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Crypto evangelist David Sacks will serve as Trump's AI and cryptocurrency advisor

On Thursday evening, president-elect Donald Trump took to Truth Social to announce that he was appointing former PayPal COO David Sacks as his “White House A.I. & Crypto Czar.”

David will focus on making America the clear global leader in both areas,” Trump wrote, adding Sacks would “safeguard Free Speech online, and steer us away from Big Tech bias and censorship.” As an appointee to one of the president’s advisory councils, Sacks does not need to go through the usual Senate confirmation process required for cabinet picks and federal agency leads. Sacks has broadly advocated for smaller government and less regulation, though he also pushed hard for the Biden administration to intervene when Silicon Valley Bank became insolvent in 2023.

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