Cantor Fitzgerald 首席执行官 Howard Lutnick 计划与 Tether 合作推出 20 亿美元比特币借贷项目

作为该计划的一部分，坎托·菲茨杰拉德将获得全球最大稳定币背后的公司 Tether 的支持，为该计划提供资金。

Cantor Fitzgerald (NYSE:CF) CEO Howard Lutnick, who is also President-elect Trump’s nominee for Commerce Secretary, is reportedly planning to launch a $2 billion project to lend dollars to clients against Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC).

据报道，坎托·菲茨杰拉德（纽约证券交易所股票代码：CF）首席执行官霍华德·卢特尼克（也是候任总统特朗普提名的商务部长）计划启动一个 20 亿美元的项目，以比特币（加密货币：BTC）为抵押向客户提供美元贷款。

As part of the setup, Cantor Fitzgerald would receive support from Tether, the company behind the world’s largest stablecoin, to help fund the initiative.

作为该计划的一部分，坎托·菲茨杰拉德将获得全球最大稳定币背后的公司 Tether 的支持，为该计划提供资金。

According to the Wall Street Journal, the proposed program is expected to scale to tens of billions.

据《华尔街日报》报道，拟议的计划预计规模将达到数百亿美元。

Cantor Fitzgerald currently serves as Tether’s custody provider for billions in U.S. Treasuries backing the USDT stablecoin.

Cantor Fitzgerald 目前担任 Tether 的托管提供商，负责支持 USDT 稳定币的数十亿美元美国国债。

The report also indicates Cantor has acquired approximately 5% ownership in Tether, valued at $600 million.

报告还指出，Cantor 收购了 Tether 约 5% 的所有权，价值 6 亿美元。

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Cantor has already begun staffing for the lending program, but formal lending operations haven’t commenced.

坎托已经开始为贷款计划配备人员，但正式的贷款业务尚未开始。

As Lutnick prepares to transition to the Commerce Department, he plans to delegate oversight of the firm’s Tether relationship to colleagues.

当 Lutnick 准备调任商务部时，他计划将公司与 Tether 关系的监督权委托给同事。

His son, Brandon Lutnick, who previously interned at Tether’s Lugano, Switzerland office, currently works as a Cantor trader.

他的儿子 Brandon Lutnick 曾在 Tether 瑞士卢加诺办事处实习，目前担任 Cantor 交易员。

The development comes as Trump’s transition team considers creating a new White House position for crypto policy.

这一进展正值特朗普的过渡团队考虑为加密货币政策设立新的白宫职位之际。

Trump has recently emerged as a vocal digital asset supporter. He promoted projects, including World Liberty Financial, associated with his sons.

特朗普最近成为了一位直言不讳的数字资产支持者。他推动了与他的儿子们相关的项目，包括世界自由金融公司。

If confirmed, Lutnick would oversee nearly 47,000 employees at Commerce, managing functions from the Census Bureau to trade promotion.

如果得到确认，卢特尼克将负责管理商务部近 47,000 名员工，管理从人口普查局到贸易促进等职能。

Despite the developments, Tether continues to face regulatory scrutiny over potential sanctions violations and anti-money laundering concerns, which the company denies.

尽管取得了这些进展，Tether 仍因潜在的违反制裁行为和反洗钱问题而面临监管审查，但该公司否认了这一点。

However, despite the allegations, USDT remains the largest stablecoin with over $132 billion in market cap.

然而，尽管存在这些指控，USDT 仍然是最大的稳定币，市值超过 1320 亿美元。

Trump and Lutnick have maintained a professional and friendly relationship over the years, primarily shaped by their shared involvement in the finance and real estate sectors.

特朗普和卢特尼克多年来一直保持着专业和友好的关系，这主要是由于他们共同参与金融和房地产领域。

In addition to hobnobbing at events over the years, Lutnick hosted fundraisers for Trump during his presidential campaign.

多年来，除了在各种活动中交往外，卢特尼克还在特朗普总统竞选期间为他举办了筹款活动。