The role, if created, would constitute the first-ever job dedicated to cryptocurrency at the White House level.
Presidents routinely appoint “czars” to focus on specific, high-priority issues, ranging from climate change to border security.
According to Wednesday’s report, while a decision has not yet been reached about the creation of such a role, members of Trump’s team have discussed the possibility with multiple industry leaders.
On Tuesday, Trump reportedly met with former Binance.US CEO Brian Brooks at the president-elect’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida.
Brooks, the former Acting Comptroller of the Currency as well as one-time Chief Legal Officer at Coinbase, is rumored to be in contention to run the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
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