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From White House to Tether: The 29-Year-Old Crypto Kid's Power Move
Bo Hines just pulled off a pretty clean career switcheroo. Three weeks ago, the 29-year-old left his gig as Executive Director of Trump’s Presidential Council of Advisers for Digital Assets. Now he’s CEO of Tether USAT—the company’s new US-regulated stablecoin.
The timeline is wild: quit on August 10, joined Tether as strategy advisor on August 19, and by mid-September, took the top spot at USAT. Not exactly your typical job search.
The Crypto-Political Pipeline
Hines’ resume reads like a masterclass in connecting dots:
Why This Matters
Tether’s moving USAT into full US compliance under the GENIUS Act (passed June 2025). The bill requires stablecoin issuers to back every coin with real dollars/short-term Treasuries and prove it monthly.
Hines basically spent the last 8 months helping craft this regulatory framework. Now he’s implementing it.
Partners backing USAT: Anchorage Digital (first federally chartered crypto bank) + Cantor Fitzgerald (Treasury bond broker, also a Tether shareholder now). Even Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is tied in.
The Bigger Picture
Tether printed $13B+ profit in 2024. USAT is their play to go from “offshore payments infrastructure” to “compliant US domestic player.” Hines isn’t just a CEO—he’s a regulatory bridge, a political antenna, and proof that the crypto industry is now serious enough to recruit from government.
The revolving door spins both ways: Hines gets access to Tether’s reach; Tether gets a guy who literally helped write the rules.