US President Donald Trump announced the appointment of 13 leaders from the crypto, blockchain, AI, and broader technology sectors to his re-established Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, resurrected by executive order in January 2025.
The White House said the council’s initial appointees include Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Coinbase co-founder Fred Ehrsam, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, and Oracle chief technology officer Larry Ellison, among others from major tech firms. The council may grow to as many as 24 members, with additional appointments expected soon.
The council will be co-chaired by White House AI and crypto advisor David Sacks and Trump science advisor Michael Kratsios. According to the January executive order re-establishing the body, the council’s purpose is to advise the President on science, technology, education, and innovation policy.
Several appointees have previously engaged with the Trump administration. Huang has met with the president regarding export controls on Nvidia chips; Zuckerberg visited Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in November 2024 after the election and attended a White House dinner with other tech executives in September 2025.
The appointments follow a White House release of a national AI framework that urged Congress to pass federal legislation preempting state-level AI rules. Separately, Trump has been pressing Republicans to pass the SAVE America Act—which would require proof of citizenship to register to vote—and said on March 8 he would not sign other bills until it passes.
No timeline on market structure bill in US Congress
A comprehensive digital asset market structure bill, the CLARITY Act, passed the House in July 2025 but has stalled in the Senate amid recesses, shutdown risks, and industry concerns such as stablecoin yield provisions. The Senate Agriculture Committee advanced its version in January, but a Senate Banking Committee markup—necessary to address securities law implications—was postponed after Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said the company could not support the bill as written. The Banking Committee has not announced a new markup date.
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