Trump Names David Sacks A.I. & Crypto Czar, Aiming to Strengthen U.S. Competitiveness in Tech

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President-elect Donald Trump appointed David Sacks, former PayPal operating chief, and current podcaster, as his lead policy adviser on artificial intelligence and crypto. Sacks, who will serve as the "White House A.I. & Crypto Czar," is tasked with creating a legal framework to support the crypto industry’s growth in the U.S. He will also work to protect online speech and combat what Trump called Big Tech bias. Sacks is known for co-founding Yammer and Craft Ventures. He supported Trump’s campaign by raising $12 million at a fundraiser.

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00:02President-elect Donald Trump appointed David Sachs, former PayPal operating chief and current

00:06podcaster, as his lead policy advisor on artificial intelligence and crypto. Sachs, who will serve as

00:13the White House AI and crypto czar, is tasked with creating a legal framework to support the

00:17crypto industry's growth in the U.S. He will also work to protect online speech and combat what

00:23Trump called big tech bias. Sachs is known for co-founding Yammer and Kraft Ventures. He supported

00:29Trump's campaign by raising $12 million at a fundraiser. For all things money, visit Benzinga.com

00:34slash GSTV.

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