(Reuters) -Cryptocurrency firm Tether has appointed former White House crypto policy executive Bo Hines as a strategic adviser to help steer its expansion in the United States, the company said on Tuesday.

The most closely watched hiring contest in crypto has a winner. Former senior White House official Bo Hines, whose departure this month led to a flurry of private sector job offers, is joining the stablecoin firm Tether to help lead the company’s expansion into the U.S., a spokesperson confirmed.