Catenaa, Monday, August 11, 2025- Bo Hines, executive director of the White House Presidential Council of Advisers for Digital Assets, announced he will step down from his role and return to the private sector.
Hines confirmed the news in a post on X, expressing his intent to continue supporting the US crypto ecosystem from outside government.
He was appointed by President Donald Trump in December 2024 and quickly established himself as a key liaison between the White House, crypto industry, and Capitol Hill.
Hines will be succeeded by Patrick Witt, the current deputy director of the crypto council. Witt also serves as acting director of the Pentagon’s Office of Strategic Capital, which invests in emerging technologies. Unlike Hines, Witt has no prior experience working for crypto firms.
Witt, a former Yale football quarterback and briefly a free agent with the New Orleans Saints, previously held roles in government, including Deputy Chief of Staff at the US Office of Personnel Management under the first Trump administration.
His political career includes a failed run for Georgia State Insurance Commissioner and a withdrawn Rhodes Scholarship candidacy following an unproven misconduct allegation.
Despite stepping down, Hines will retain an advisory role assisting White House AI and Crypto czar David Sacks on AI initiatives.
Hines’ tenure was marked by active engagement with over 150 crypto industry stakeholders in less than four months, aiming to coordinate policy and industry interests during a critical period for digital asset regulation.
