As President Donald Trump’s second term kicks off with a renewed focus on innovation, a new government relations firm has launched in the nation’s capital to give a voice to emerging technology industries—including cryptocurrency, artificial intelligence (AI), and digital platforms—at the federal policy level.
NexusOne Consulting, a newly formed firm located just steps from the White House, is led by a team of seasoned legal and government professionals with close ties to the Trump administration. The firm’s founding team includes prominent defense attorney Jeff Ifrah of Ifrah Law, former Trump Department of Justice official Jim Trusty, and former Commerce Department executive Ross Branson.
In an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital, Ifrah explained the inspiration behind NexusOne. “Before the Trump administration, there really wasn’t a significant need for D.C.-based advocacy in crypto and AI. But the game has changed,” he said. “After Trump’s election, it became clear these verticals were going to need representation.”
With deep relationships in both the executive branch and within key industry sectors, the firm aims to provide a critical link between innovation and regulation.
Jim Trusty added, “NexusOne was launched to give the crypto, AI, and other emerging tech industries a seat at the table. We’re perfectly positioned to help both the Executive Branch and private industry understand and appreciate each other’s roles and abilities in forging the new economy.”
Notable members of the firm’s advisory board include former U.S. Secretary of Education Bill Bennett, former Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin, and Andrew Graves, a Wall Street veteran and co-founder of a nonprofit with Eric Trump.
NexusOne’s launch aligns with a broader push from the Trump administration to position the U.S. as a global leader in digital innovation. Bo Hines, executive director of the President’s Council of Advisers on Digital Assets, recently told Fox News Digital that the White House is aiming to make the U.S. “the crypto capital of the world,” ushering in what he described as a “golden age for digital assets.”
“Technology is outpacing policy, and that creates both opportunity and risk,” said Ifrah. “We created NexusOne to ensure that companies at the frontier of innovation have a trusted, connected voice in Washington. There’s a once-in-a-generation opportunity to shape the future of tech policy. We’re here to make sure innovators don’t just react to policy—they influence it.”
NexusOne appears poised to become a powerful intermediary between the private sector and a rapidly evolving regulatory landscape—particularly as the Trump administration doubles down on tech-driven economic growth.
Following President Trump’s reelection, leaders in the cryptocurrency industry widely celebrated what they viewed as a new era of opportunity and deregulation. Prominent figures in the space, including Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong and Galaxy Digital’s Mike Novogratz, publicly praised Trump’s pro-innovation stance, noting his commitment to reducing bureaucratic barriers and fostering domestic blockchain development. Bitcoin surged in the days following Trump’s inauguration, fueled in part by investor optimism that his administration would roll back regulatory constraints imposed during the previous administration.
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