Bo Hines Says, “US Bitcoiners Are Becoming Engaged At Local Level Because Financial System Failed So Many For So Long”

While Bitcoin was designed to be apolitical, it is now deeply entwined with political institutions. On 25 October 2025, Bo Hines, who is the former head of US President Donald Trump’s Council of Advisers on Digital Assets, acknowledged that previously governments viewed cryptocurrency and Bitcoin as almost a criminal asset that was used for nefarious activity.

“They’ve realized that that’s not the case. People want freedom, and they want the freedom to move money how they please. And so the demand that people have created for this commodity has changed the course of history, and governments are forced to address it,” said Hines, while talking at the PlanB Forum in Lugano, Switzerland.

I think that you’re going to start seeing Bitcoiners in the US become more engaged at a local level as well. And this, honestly, is a result of the fact that the financial system has failed so many people for so long.

Hines, who is now the Strategic Advisor for Digital Assets and US Strategy at Tether, said, “So in the US, obviously, we’ve created the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve in which the Treasury is responsible for being a custodian over. But that’s a direct result of the power and persistence that the people created, and I think that’s an incredible thing to recognize. And I think that it will change the really change the course of history forever.

“We say in the US now that Bitcoin is digital gold”

“We say in the US now that bitcoin is digital gold,” Hines added. “It is a commodity that should be recognized. I think that’s something that will happen across the rest of the globe.”

Bitcoin is the grandfather for us in a sense of welcoming in a new age that completely revolutionizes the financial system.

“David likes to describe it as having the immaculate conception,” said Hines, talking about the Crypto Czar David Sacks. “Obviously, we understand it’s finite. We understand that governments have a strong desire to obtain it and hold on to it. And so I think as we look at this long term, we have to recognize that, one, this is a commodity that’s here to stay and probably, in my opinion, becomes the most valuable asset in the world.”

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“But from a broader perspective, think about how many things from this ecosystem will be applied to the financial system more generally,” said Hines.

You think about Tether. You think about the way that stablecoins work now. We’re going to have 24-7 markets. We’re going to have tokenized public securities.

“We’re going to have a brave new world in the financial system that creates really connectivity that we’ve never seen before across the entire globe. And that is a direct result of Bitcoin in this ecosystem. And so the US government fully recognizes that. And I’m proud to say I worked for an administration that embraced it,” said Hines.

Talking about Ardoino and Tether, Hines said, “For a long time, they told Paolo that he was servicing a niche. Now, the niche happens to be one third of the global population – folks that are underbanked, debanked, underserved. Bitcoin is truly the representative of the entire digital assets ecosystem, obviously. As being the grandfather. But again, I would just say that in terms of financial freedom – it’s worth protecting and worth fighting for and also worth educating. So I’d encourage Bitcoiners to educate folks around you about what it means to you.”

Bo Hines, formal executive director of the White House Crypto Council, transitioned from public service to the private sector to take the helm at Tether for its new stablecoin USAT under the fresh GENIUS Act regulatory framework.https://t.co/VlNOcMHXo4

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“Gary Gensler’s Firing Received Loudest Applause,” Reveals Bo Hines

“The loudest applause line was when Gary Gensler was fired,” said Hines. “He was the former SEC chairman under the Biden administration. The reason I bring him up is because the standard that was set prior to the Trump administration was basically policymaking through prosecution and persecution.”

Talking about the changes the Trump administration brought in, Hines said, “So, we came in and our mindset was that this has to be a complete sea change. We have to completely reverse what has been set in the standard that has been in place and actually educate folks on really what Bitcoin is and what digital assets are. And so Bitcoin sets the standard for what it means to be decentralized, what it means to be a true digital commodity. And we’ve used that standard and applied it across basically the entire digital assets ecosystem.”

I think that Bitcoin now is the beacon of what it means to have financial freedom.

“So for this ecosystem, it’s really not a choice to be politically engaged or not,” he said. “It’s something that we have to be in the fight for. And obviously, the US has now set the standard for what it means. And what this commodity means more generally for the world. But I think that’s worth protecting. And worth fighting for across the entire globe. So, I’d encourage everyone to get involved. We want more folks that are looking at those contracts, right?”

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Key Takeaways

Former White House Crypto Council Executive Director Bo Hines said, “Bitcoin is the grandfather for us in a sense of welcoming in a new age that completely revolutionizes the financial system.”

“We’re going to have a brave new world in the financial system that creates really connectivity that we’ve never seen before across the entire globe,” added Hines, who now works for Tether.