U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent has become the leading candidate for the AI czar position under President Trump—a role that also includes regulatory coordination for major cryptocurrencies such as BTC and ETH. What many people overlook is that the core function of this position is AI strategy coordination, with crypto serving as a secondary responsibility. As a key official within the Treasury Department, Bessent has historically taken a somewhat cautious stance toward crypto, focusing more on financial stability and tax compliance than on loosening industry regulations. The main reason David Sacks, who previously handled this area, stepped down was the term limits for special government employees. In contrast, as a Cabinet member, the Treasury secretary’s term is tied to the president’s term. In the government’s policy priority ranking, crypto is far lower than core Treasury issues such as Treasury bonds and the payments system. If he is formally appointed, in the near term, BTC- and ETH-related crypto regulation is likely to continue under the existing framework, with no dramatic shift. The validation criteria will be the release of the formal appointment announcement, as well as Bessent’s first public policy statements related to crypto after taking office. The next question is whether future policy proposals will bring crypto into the scope of AI regulatory coordination. $BTC $ETH #美国加密监管 #AI政策 #CryptoRegulation