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President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Steven Miran, a supporter of digital assets, to head his Council of Economic Advisors (CEA).

Miran previously served as a senior economic policy advisor at the Treasury Department during Trump’s first term. In his new role, he will “work with the team to ensure an economic boom.”

Separately, Trump appointed former football player Bo Hines as Executive Director of the Advisory Council on Digital Assets. Hines will collaborate with “crypto czar” David Sacks to “stimulate innovation and growth in the industry while providing leaders with the resources they need to succeed.”

The president-elect envisions the “Crypto Council” as laying the groundwork for ensuring the industry remains “a cornerstone of U.S. technological progress.”

The Block highlighted that Hines had received campaign funding from digital asset-related companies during his 2022 congressional race but ultimately lost.

Trump’s team continues its strategy of appointing crypto-friendly candidates to key leadership positions. Previously, this list was joined by Robert Francis Kennedy Jr. (Health and Human Services), Pete Hegseth (Defense), Howard Lutnick (Commerce), Scott Bessent (Treasury), and Kelly Loeffler (Agriculture).