President Donald Trump is expected to name Jay Clayton as the new AI czar. CNN and other outlets reported this on Friday and cited sources they did not name. Cointelegraph published the story on Oct 3, 2026.
Clayton is currently the US director of national intelligence. According to the reports, he may also be asked to oversee AI innovation and development. That role would include working with tech CEOs on what the reports call "self policing."
Nothing about the appointment is confirmed. The reports rely on unnamed sources, and no official announcement is quoted. The story also does not say when a decision would come, what powers the role would have, or whether Clayton would keep his intelligence post.
For anyone already holding a perpetual position on Bitget, Bybit, MEXC or OKX, this changes nothing directly. The report says nothing about crypto, exchanges, funding rates, trading fees or liquidity. It is an unconfirmed staffing report about AI policy, and it has no stated link to the cost of holding a position.
Source: cointelegraph — Trump is expected to appoint Jay Clayton as new AI czar: Reports
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