US Treasury secretary emerges as frontrunner for Trump’s AI czar role: Report
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US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen emerges as the leading candidate to replace David Sacks as President Trump’s AI and crypto czar after Sacks resigned earlier this year upon hitting his special‑government employee service limit; her appointment would signal heightened regulatory focus, likely tightening oversight of AI‑driven crypto projects and influencing market volatility across digital assets.
US President Donald Trump previously tapped David Sacks as his AI and crypto czar before Sacks stepped down from the role earlier this year after reaching his service limit as a special government employee.