Is the future US Secretary of Commerce a new helper for cryptos? His company was exposed to holding Tether, advancing the bitcoin lending project

Financial services company Cantor, founded and led by Lutnick, reached an agreement last year to hold 5% of Tether's equity, worth as much as $0.6 billion at the time; Tether is facing investigations by the US Department of Justice for violating sanctions and money laundering regulations, with its boss stating that Lutnick will try to use his political influence to resolve the threats facing Tether; Cantor is also considering accepting Tether's support for its initial $2 billion Bitcoin collateral loan project.

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Lutnick's financial services company Cantor Fitzgerald is negotiating with Tether to launch a $2 billion project, offering clients dollar loans with bitcoin as collateral.

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