Czar No More: Sacks Trades Crown for Tech Council Giggles

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And so, the curtain falls on David Sacks’ brief reign as the White House’s crypto and AI czar-a mere 130 days, a fleeting moment in the grand ballet of bureaucracy. Yet, like a courtier stepping gracefully from one salon to another, he glides into a broader advisory role, where the air is thick with the scent of policy and the murmur of technocratic ambition.

  • Sacks, having shed his czarskin, now roams the halls of the White House as a mere co-chair of PCAST, where he shall continue to whisper sweet nothings into the ear of AI and digital asset policy.
  • PCAST, that august assembly of tech titans, gathers as Trump dreams of a single rulebook for AI-a utopia where states no longer squabble like children over regulatory marbles.
  • The council, a veritable who’s who of Silicon Valley, promises to advise on AI and other emerging technologies, though one wonders if they’ll also debate the proper etiquette for robot tea parties.

In this new role, Sacks remains tethered to the administration’s AI and digital asset endeavors, his influence stretching like a shadow across a wider landscape of technological quandaries. His 130-day term as a special government employee, a fleeting romance with power, has expired-a rule, it seems, even czars cannot outwit.

“I shall now co-chair the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology,” he declared, his voice dripping with the gravitas of a man who has traded one gilded cage for another. PCAST, that federal advisory group, shall be his new stage, where he will “study issues together” before dispatching recommendations to the regulators-a process as thrilling as watching paint dry, but with higher stakes.

From Czar to Co-Chair: A Tale of Modest Descent

“David will always be his crypto and AI czar,” a senior White House adviser assured Fox Business, though one suspects this is less a declaration of eternal fealty and more a polite fiction. In his new role, Sacks shall advise on other major technology issues, a broadening of his portfolio that feels less like a promotion and more like being handed a larger broom to sweep the same dusty floor.

He vows to uphold the administration’s AI policy framework, unveiled on March 20, 2026-a document that calls for a unified national approach to AI rules and champions a lighter federal structure over the chaotic patchwork of state regulations. A noble goal, though one wonders if the states will meekly surrender their regulatory toys.

During his brief tenure, Sacks helmed the President’s Working Group on Digital Asset Markets, whose July 2025 report laid out recommendations for digital asset regulation. He also dabbled in the administration’s AI policy work, tweaking Biden-era AI chip export rules and championing a national AI strategy. A busy bee, indeed, though one suspects the hive was never truly his.

PCAST: Where Tech Titans Gather to Ponder the Future (and Probably Argue)

The White House boasts that PCAST includes luminaries such as Nvidia’s Jensen Huang, Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, Oracle’s Larry Ellison, and AMD’s Lisa Su-a lineup that suggests the council will focus on AI, computing, and national technology strategy, though crypto remains a bauble in Sacks’ jewel box. “The president wants one rulebook,” Sacks intoned, his voice heavy with the weight of a man who has seen the chaos of regulatory anarchy.

And so, the saga continues. David Sacks, once a czar, now a co-chair, navigates the labyrinth of policy with the grace of a man who knows the game is rigged but plays on anyway. The tech world watches, amused and bemused, as the dance of power and ambition unfolds-a ballet of egos and ideas, where even the most fleeting roles leave a mark.

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2026-03-27 11:45