White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett's previously unreported 2025 annual financial disclosure lists the investment as vested Coinbase shares. Hassett, who advised Coinbase from 2021 until January 2025 before joining the White House, stated he recused himself from crypto matters while ethics officials addressed his investment. The White House confirmed his recusal continues. The holdings raise questions from ethics experts about potential conflicts of interest, as the Trump administration rapidly rewrote federal cryptocurrency policy, including establishing a President's Working Group on Digital Asset Markets within the NEC, which Hassett's office was involved in.