Tether, the crypto firm behind the largest stablecoin USDT (USDT), said on Tuesday it has appointed Bo Hines, former executive director of the White House Crypto Council under President Donald Trump, as strategic advisor for the firm's U.S. strategy.

Hines will advise Tether to "shape and execute the company’s U.S. market entry, cultivating constructive relationships with policymakers and industry stakeholders," the firm said in a press release.

The appointment comes as Tether shared plans of entering the U.S. market and complying with new federal laws for stablecoins under the GENIUS Act. Hines served as executive director of the President's Council of Advisers on Digital Assets, shaping the Trump administration's crypto policy.

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