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Donald Trump: Ex-Crypto Adviser Linked to $6.3M Tether Deal

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Donald Trump’s former crypto adviser, Bo Hines, is today at the center of a controversy. And why? The revelation of a deal linking Tether to Nxum, a company of which he owned one third. The amount involved reaches 6.3 million dollars, according to a Wall Street Journal investigation published on October 15, 2026. Nxum is a consulting company founded by Bo Hines in 2022. According to the Wall Street Journal report, it received about 6.3 million dollars to develop a branding and public affairs plan for Tether. This is the issuer of the USDT stablecoin. The deal was reportedly negotiated in May 2025 with payments set at $415,000 monthly , billed in six-month periods over a minimum duration of two years.

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