川普商務人士選擇盧特尼克在深化與 Tether 關係的談判中表示

(路透社) - 美國候任總統唐納德·川普挑選的商務部長霍華德·盧特尼克正在與運營全球最大穩定幣Tether 的公司進行談判，啟動一項價值20 億美元的項目，以比特幣向客戶提供美元貸款，彭博新聞週日報道。

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, is in talks to forge deeper financial ties with the company operating the world’s largest stablecoin, Tether, by launching a $2 billion project to lend dollars to clients against bitcoin, Bloomberg News reported on Sunday.

根據彭博社報道，美國候任總統唐納德·川普的商務部長提名人霍華德·盧特尼克正在與運營全球最大穩定幣Tether 的公司進行談判，啟動一項價值20 億美元的項目，以比特幣向客戶提供美元貸款在星期天。

Lutnick’s financial services firm, Cantor Fitzgerald, is discussing the possibility of receiving support from Tether to help fund the project, which could eventually grow to tens of billions of dollars, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter.

報道引述知情人士的話稱，Lutnick 的金融服務公司 Cantor Fitzgerald 正在討論獲得 Tether 支持的可能性，以幫助資助該項目，該項目最終可能會增長到數百億美元。

“Tether Investments is looking to use part of the profits generated in the past years for different opportunities,” Tether said in an e-mailed response to Reuters.

Tether 在給路透社的電子郵件回覆中表示：“Tether Investments 正在尋求將過去幾年產生的部分利潤用於不同的機會。”

Cantor Fitzgerald did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment outside business hours.

坎托·菲茨杰拉德沒有立即回應路透社在工作時間外的置評請求。

Tether uses Cantor to hold billions of dollars worth of Treasuries that support the value of its stablecoin in a relationship that helps Lutnick’s firm earn tens of millions of dollars annually, Bloomberg reported.

根據彭博社報道，Tether 利用 Cantor 持有價值數十億美元的美國國債，這些國債支持其穩定幣的價值，這種關係幫助 Lutnick 的公司每年賺取數千萬美元。

Stablecoins are digital tokens designed to keep a constant value, and are backed by traditional currencies such as the U.S. dollar or euro.

穩定幣是旨在保持恆定價值的數位代幣，並由美元或歐元等傳統貨幣支持。

Earlier this week, Trump said he would nominate Lutnick to lead his trade and tariff strategy as head of the Commerce Department. Lutnick would also have “additional direct responsibility” for the U.S. Trade Representative’s office.

本週早些時候，川普表示，他將提名盧特尼克擔任商務部負責人，領導他的貿易和關稅策略。盧特尼克也將對美國貿易代表辦公室承擔「額外的直接責任」。

Lutnick has been a vocal proponent of cryptocurrency adoption.

盧特尼克一直是加密貨幣採用的大力支持者。

The Commerce Department oversees a sprawling array of functions with nearly 47,000 employees, from the U.S. Census Bureau to weather forecasting, ocean navigation and investment promotion.

商務部負責監管一系列龐大的職能，擁有近 47,000 名員工，從美國人口普查局到天氣預報、海洋航行和投資推廣。