特朗普商务人士霍华德·卢特尼克在与 Tether 深化金融关系的谈判中表示

(路透社) - 美国当选总统唐纳德·特朗普挑选的商务部长霍华德·卢特尼克正在就深化与美国的金融关系进行谈判

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Commerce Secretary is in talks to deepen his financial ties with the company operating the world's largest stablecoin, Tether, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg News.

知情人士告诉彭博社，美国当选总统唐纳德·特朗普挑选的商务部长正在与运营全球最大稳定币 Tether 的公司进行谈判，以加深其财务联系。

Howard Lutnick is discussing having Tether help fund a $2 billion project to lend dollars to clients against bitcoin, the report said on Sunday. The effort could eventually grow to tens of billions of dollars, according to the people, who asked not to be named because the talks are private.

周日报道称，Howard Lutnick 正在讨论让 Tether 资助一个 20 亿美元的项目，以比特币为抵押向客户提供美元贷款。据知情人士透露，这项工作最终可能会增加到数百亿美元。由于谈判是私下进行，因此要求不具名。

Lutnick's financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald helps Tether manage billions of dollars in U.S. Treasuries that back the value of its stablecoin, in a relationship that also helps Cantor earn tens of millions of dollars annually, according to Bloomberg.

据彭博社报道，卢特尼克的金融服务公司 Cantor Fitzgerald 帮助 Tether 管理数十亿美元的美国国债，这些美国国债支持其稳定币的价值，这种关系也帮助 Cantor 每年赚取数千万美元。

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

Tether 和 Cantor 没有立即回应路透社在工作时间外的置评请求。

Earlier this week, Trump said he would nominate Wall Street CEO Howard Lutnick to lead his trade and tariff strategy as head of the Commerce Department. He would also have "additional direct responsibility" for the U.S. Trade Representative's office.

本周早些时候，特朗普表示，他将提名华尔街首席执行官霍华德·卢特尼克(Howard Lutnick)担任商务部负责人，领导他的贸易和关税战略。他还将对美国贸易代表办公室承担“额外的直接责任”。

Lutnick has been a vocal proponent of adopting cryptocurrency. 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.

卢特尼克一直是采用加密货币的积极支持者。商务部负责监管一系列庞大的职能，拥有近 47,000 名员工，从美国人口普查局到天气预报、海洋航行和投资促进。