🚨 Washington’s crypto promises face another test: Patrick Witt is leaving the White House Crypto Council while CLARITY remains stalled.
THE MARKET FILE — POLITICS × CRYPTO
October 15, 2026
🏛️ Witt, the council’s executive director and a key negotiator on crypto legislation, is heading to the private sector.
The White House told The Block that his temporary assignment had expired. No successor was announced in that report.
Meanwhile, the Senate’s September 15 procedural vote failed to advance CLARITY. The framework the industry has been waiting for remains unfinished.
🧠 HERE’S WHAT THIS MAKES ME QUESTION:
When you’re investing money you worked hard to save, political support can feel reassuring. Someone in Washington finally seems to be on your side.
But a friendly administration still needs people who can negotiate, secure votes and turn promises into lasting rules.
Witt’s departure alone doesn’t establish a policy reversal—or tell us where
$BTC goes next.
It does give us something concrete to watch: who takes over, whether negotiations resume and what actually becomes law.
👀 How much of your Bitcoin conviction depends on Washington delivering?
If the political timeline slips, does your investment thesis still hold?
💬 Tell me what would actually change your mind.
Follow THE MARKET FILE. We’ll track what gets delivered after the speeches.
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