David Sacks and the leaders of the congressional committees that will handle crypto legislation outlined their plans at a press conference.

Feb 4, 2025, 7:58 p.m. UTC

The U.S. House of Representatives and Senate are forming a joint working group to advance crypto legislation, and David Sacks, the crypto czar appointed by President Donald Trump, said his aim is "ensuring American dominance in digital assets," Tuesday at a joint press conference in Washington.

Alongside the chiefs of the congressional committees that will work on digital assets legislation, Sacks laid out a broad pro-crypto agenda.

"I look forward to working with each of you in creating a golden age in digital assets," he said, calling crypto a "week-one priority for the administration."

A part of the plan was already revealed earlier on Tuesday, when details of a Senate stablecoin bill emerged. Senator Bill Hagerty, a Tennessee Republican, wrote a bill to set up U.S. oversight of stablecoin issuers, splitting regulation between state agencies and federal watchdogs — specifically the Federal Reserve and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

"We want to keep that innovation onshore in the U.S. Financial assets are destined to become digital, just like every analog industry has become digital, and we want that value creation to happen in the United States, rather than giving it away to other countries," Sacks said in the press conference, his first since taking the job of AI and crypto czar.