Trump Expands Administration with Bitcoin-Friendly Appointees

US President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Steven Miran, an advocate for digital assets, to lead his Council of Economic Advisers (CEA).

Miran served as a senior economic policy advisor at the Treasury Department during Trump’s first term. He is expected to “work with the team to ensure an economic boom.”

Separately, Trump appointed former football player Bo Hines as the executive director of the Digital Assets Advisory Council. He will collaborate with “crypto czar” David Sacks “to drive innovation and growth in the industry, providing leaders with the resources needed for success.”

The President-elect anticipates that the “Crypto Council” will create conditions for the industry to remain “a cornerstone of US technological progress.”

The Block noted that Hines received funding from digital asset-related companies during his 2022 House of Representatives campaign, but he lost.

Trump’s team continues its policy of nominating crypto-friendly candidates to key leadership positions. Previously, this list included Robert Francis Kennedy Jr. (Health Department), Pete Hegseth (Defense Department), Howard Lutnick (Commerce Department), Scott Bessent (Treasury Department), and Kelly Loeffler (Agriculture Department).

Back in December, Trump nominated former commissioner Paul Atkins to head the SEC.