Cantor Fitzgerald 為計劃中的 20 億美元比特幣借貸項目尋求 Tether 支持

兩家公司正在討論擴大現有合作，以納入這項計劃中的項目，坎托·菲茨杰拉德將向以比特幣作為抵押品的客戶提供美元貸款

Cantor Fitzgerald is reportedly seeking support for its planned $2 billion bitcoin lending project from Tether.

據報道，坎托·菲茨杰拉德 (Cantor Fitzgerald) 正在為其計劃中的 20 億美元比特幣借貸項目尋求 Tether 的支持。

The firms are discussing expanding their existing collaboration to include this planned program in which Cantor Fitzgerald would lend dollars to clients who put up bitcoin for collateral, Bloomberg reported Sunday (Nov. 24).

根據彭博社週日（11 月24 日）報道，兩家公司正在討論擴大現有合作範圍，將這一計劃中的項目納入其中，坎托·菲茨杰拉德(Cantor Fitzgerald) 將向以比特幣作為抵押品的客戶提供美元貸款。

Neither Cantor Fitzgerald nor Tether immediately replied to PYMNTS’ request for comment.

Cantor Fitzgerald 和 Tether 都沒有立即回應 PYMNTS 的置評請求。

The two companies already have a custodial relationship in which Cantor Fitzgerald’s custody business holds the U.S. Treasurys that support the value of Tether’s USDT stablecoin, according to the report.

報導稱，兩家公司已經建立了託管關係，其中 Cantor Fitzgerald 的託管業務持有支持 Tether USDT 穩定幣價值的美國國債。

The Bloomberg report comes at a time when Cantor Fitzgerald Chairman and CEO Howard Lutnick is co-chair of President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team and has been named as Trump’s pick to head the Commerce Department, the report said.

報道稱，彭博社的報道發布之際，坎托·菲茨杰拉德(Cantor Fitzgerald) 董事長兼首席執行官霍華德·盧特尼克(Howard Lutnick) 是當選總統唐納德·特朗普(Donald Trump) 過渡團隊的聯合主席，並被川普任命為商務部負責人。

Cantor Fitzgerald will start its bitcoin lending project with $2 billion in funding and expects to expand that to tens of billions of dollars, per the report.

據報道，坎托·菲茨杰拉德 (Cantor Fitzgerald) 將以 20 億美元的資金啟動其比特幣借貸項目，並預計將規模擴大到數百億美元。

Tether would likely be one of many financial contributors to the project, which has not yet formally started lending, according to the report.

據報道，Tether 可能是該項目的眾多財務捐助者之一，該項目尚未正式開始貸款。

Cantor Fitzgerald announced its plans for a bitcoin financing business in July, saying in a press release that it aims to provide leverage to investors who hold bitcoin and that it will partner with select bitcoin custodians to launch the program.

Cantor Fitzgerald 在7 月宣布了比特幣融資業務的計劃，在一份新聞稿中表示，該公司旨在為持有比特幣的投資者提供槓桿作用，並將與選定的比特幣託管人合作推出該計劃。

“Cantor Fitzgerald arranges and finances vast amounts of securities and commodities and, as strong supporters of bitcoin, will now build an incredible platform to support bitcoin investors’ financing needs,” Lutnick said in the release. “We are excited to help unlock bitcoin’s full potential and continue bridging the gap between traditional finance and digital assets.”

「坎托·菲茨杰拉德安排並資助了大量的證券和商品，作為比特幣的堅定支持者，現在將建立一個令人難以置信的平台來支持比特幣投資者的融資需求，」盧特尼克在新聞稿中表示。 “我們很高興能夠幫助釋放比特幣的全部潛力，並繼續縮小傳統金融和數位資產之間的差距。”

Bitcoin has reached record highs since the Nov. 5 U.S. presidential election, with traders expecting the crypto sector to benefit from Trump’s support of cryptocurrencies.

自 11 月 5 日美國總統大選以來，比特幣已創下歷史新高，交易員預計加密貨幣產業將從川普對加密貨幣的支持中受益。

That rise was bolstered last week by media reports that Trump’s social media company is considering buying crypto trading firm Bakkt and that Trump was meeting privately with Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong to discuss the incoming administration’s personnel appointments.

上週有媒體報道稱，川普的社交媒體公司正在考慮收購加密貨幣交易公司Bakkt，並且川普正在與Coinbase 首席執行官布萊恩·阿姆斯特朗(Brian Armstrong) 私下會面，討論即將上任的政府的人事任命，這進一步推動了這一上漲。

Tether’s USDT is the largest stablecoin by market cap, PYMNTS reported in October.

PYMNTS 10 月報告稱，Tether 的 USDT 是市值最大的穩定幣。