Patrick Witt Exits White House Crypto Adviser Role as Clarity Act Stalls

Witt's exit removes the administration's most visible digital-asset policy hand at the moment its flagship market-structure bill is stuck, leaving a personnel vacuum alongside a legislative one. The timing matters less for what it changes today than for what it signals about bandwidth and priority inside the executive branch. For the industry, the practical question is who carries the Clarity Act file forward and whether the stall is procedural or political. Watch for a successor named, or not named, as the clearest read on how much weight the White House still puts on this agenda.