President-elect Donald Trump has appointed Charlotte native Bo Hines, a former college football player and Republican congressional candidate from North Carolina, to a national leadership role on cryptocurrency.

Bo Hines is a former college football player who twice ran for a North Carolina House seat, once making the general election.

Former North Carolina congressional candidate Bo Hines will serve in President-elect Donald Trump's administration.

Bo Hines’ appointment signals Trump’s push to position the U.S. as a crypto leader. Republican Bo Hines has been appointed as the Executive Director of the Presidential Council of Advisers for Digital Assets by Donald Trump.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday said he was appointing Bo Hines, who previously ran to represent a North Carolina district in Congress, as executive director of the Presidential Council of Advisers for Digital Assets that will be chaired by incoming crypto czar David Sacks.

President-elect Donald Trump has appointed Bo Hines as the Executive Director of the Presidential Council of Advisers for Digital Assets.

In his new role, Bo will work with [incoming AI and crypto czar] David [Sacks] to foster innovation and growth in the digital assets space, while ensuring industry leaders have

Donald Trump has appointed Bo Hines, a former college football player and Republican congressional candidate, as the Executive Director of the Presidential Council of Advisers.

Bo Hines appointed Executive Director of Crypto Council, leading efforts to shape digital asset policies and foster industry growth.

Donald Trump has appointed former North Carolina congressional candidate Bo Hines to his "Crypto Council". Approximately 1 million taxpayers will automatically receive special payments of up to $1,400 from the IRS in the coming weeks.