Donald Trump names David Sacks as “AI and crypto czar”
David Sacks is the former PayPal COO and founder of Yammer, a SaaS company He will work on a legal framework providing the crypto industry with the clarity it wants US President-elect Donald Trump has announced that David Sacks will be the lead policy advisor on artificial intelligence and crypto, dubbing him the “White House AI and Crypto Czar.” In a post on his social media platform Truth, Trump wrote that Sacks will take up the role which are “two areas critical to the future of American competitiveness,” adding, among other things, that “he will work on a legal framework so the crypto industry has the clarity it has been asking for, and can thrive in the US.” As part of his role, Trump added that David will focus on making America a “global leader” in these areas, something Trump promised during his election campaign in August. During the US election, Trump has focused more on being pro-crypto, and became t...