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In a whirlwind few days for David Sacks, barely a news cycle passes without his name fueling national headlines and policy debates. Appointed by the Trump administration as White House AI and crypto czar, Sacks is squarely in the crosshairs of Washington drama and Silicon Valley speculation. According to AOL News, Sacks set Twitter ablaze after he accused Senator Elizabeth Warren of harboring a "pathological hatred" for crypto innovation, suggesting her efforts to regulate the space are more personal than principled. The quote was picked up widely, triggering both heated criticism and vigorous applause among major crypto thought leaders and policymakers. Meanwhile, Sacks has been doubling down on his vision for U.S. crypto dominance. In an interview with MEXC News, he championed the Genius stablecoin bill, boldly predicting it could funnel the vast $250 billion offshore stablecoin market into U.S. hands and finally anchor industry trust, a move eagerly watched by fintech insiders.
On the AI policy front, Sacks remains an unapologetic booster for the sector. The influential All-In Podcast, where he banters weekly with Chamath Palihapitiya, Jason Calacanis, and David Friedberg, devoted its most recent episode to the notion of "AI psychosis," a term Sacks bluntly dismissed as media-fueled panic, even as he acknowledged—per AOL—America’s ongoing crisis in mental health. He has taken to X—formerly Twitter—where clips from the show circulate, emphasizing his view that AI is supercharging office demand rather than killing jobs. According to a recent Future Commerce article, Sacks argued that fears of empty office buildings in the face of "AI-driven layoffs" are overblown, particularly in San Francisco where he claims tech’s war for talent has buoyed occupancy and triggered deal-making on discounted office properties.
In public, Sacks surfaced at a high-level White House signing event, standing beside President Trump and tech luminaries as a new executive order on artificial intelligence was unveiled. The American Institute of Physics notes his visibility at these events is raising his public profile far beyond the venture capital and podcasting bubble. While no splashy business acquisition or investment was confirmed in the past 48 hours, Sacks' fingerprints remain all over conversations about America’s tech future, especially regarding the interplay of politics, regulation, and innovation.
On the social media front, Sacks has kept his active following engaged, riffing on policy, responding to cultural flashpoints, and promoting the upcoming All-In Summit. No salacious personal controversies have emerged—at least not yet.
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