President Donald Trump has announced the appointment of 13 individuals from the technology, cryptocurrency, blockchain, and artificial intelligence industries to his Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. The council was re-established through an executive order in January 2025 and is designed to advise the president on science, technology, education, and innovation policy. The White House made the announcement in a notice issued on Wednesday, confirming the council could ultimately include up to 24 members, with additional appointments expected in the near future.
Among those named to the council are Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Coinbase co-founder Fred Ehrsam, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, and Oracle chief technology officer Larry Ellison, alongside representatives from other prominent technology companies. The council will be co-chaired by White House AI and crypto czar David Sacks and Trump’s science advisor Michael Kratsios. Their combined oversight is intended to bridge the administration’s policy priorities with the rapidly evolving technology sector.
Several of the newly appointed council members have previously engaged with the Trump administration. Huang met with the president to discuss export controls related to Nvidia’s chips, while Zuckerberg visited Trump’s private Mar-a-Lago club in November 2024 following the election and attended a White House dinner with other technology executives in September 2025. These prior interactions reflect the administration’s ongoing effort to maintain close ties with leading figures in the technology industry.
The council appointments follow the White House’s release of a national AI framework less than a week prior, which called on Congress to pass legislation that would override state-level laws on artificial intelligence. Trump has also been pressing Republicans to advance the SAVE America Act, a bill that would require proof of citizenship to register to vote. On March 8, the president stated he would not sign other legislation until that bill passes.
Progress on digital asset regulation has faced significant obstacles in the Senate. The CLARITY Act, a comprehensive digital asset market structure bill, passed the House of Representatives in July 2025, but has since stalled in the Senate due to a series of setbacks. Scheduled recesses, government shutdowns, and industry concerns over stablecoin yield provisions have all contributed to the lack of forward movement on the legislation.
The Senate Agriculture Committee advanced its version of the market structure bill in January, but a critical markup in the Senate Banking Committee was postponed after Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong stated the company could not support the bill in its current form. The Banking Committee markup is considered essential for addressing the bill’s implications for securities laws and regulations. As of Wednesday, no new date for the markup had been announced by the committee.
Originally reported by CoinTelegraph.
