特朗普商务人士选择卢特尼克在深化与 Tether 关系的谈判中表示

(路透社) - 美国候任总统唐纳德·特朗普挑选的商务部长霍华德·卢特尼克正在与运营全球最大稳定币 Tether 的公司进行谈判，启动一项价值 20 亿美元的项目，以比特币向客户提供美元贷款，彭博新闻周日报道。

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.

据彭博社报道，美国候任总统唐纳德·特朗普的商务部长提名人霍华德·卢特尼克正在与运营全球最大稳定币 Tether 的公司进行谈判，启动一项价值 20 亿美元的项目，以比特币向客户提供美元贷款在星期天。

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.

报道援引知情人士的话称，Lutnick 的金融服务公司 Cantor Fitzgerald 正在讨论获得 Tether 支持的可能性，以帮助资助该项目，该项目最终可能会增长到数百亿美元。

“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 在给路透社的电子邮件回复中表示：“Tether Investments 正在寻求将过去几年产生的部分利润用于不同的机会。”

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

坎托·菲茨杰拉德没有立即回应路透社在工作时间外的置评请求。

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.

据彭博社报道，Tether 利用 Cantor 持有价值数十亿美元的美国国债，这些国债支持其稳定币的价值，这种关系帮助 Lutnick 的公司每年赚取数千万美元。

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

稳定币是旨在保持恒定价值的数字代币，并由美元或欧元等传统货币支持。

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.

本周早些时候，特朗普表示，他将提名卢特尼克担任商务部负责人，领导他的贸易和关税战略。卢特尼克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 cryptocurrency adoption.

卢特尼克一直是加密货币采用的大力支持者。

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。