特朗普任命坎托·菲茨杰拉德公司的霍华德·卢特尼克领导商务部

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。

Cantor Fitzgerald did not respond immediately 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。

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

然而，据彭博社报道，Tether 利用 Cantor 持有数十亿美元的美国国债，以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 known to promote the adoption of cryptocurrency.

卢特尼克以促进加密货币的采用而闻名。

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。

(Reporting by Kanjyik Ghosh and Disha Mishra; Editing by Elaine Hardcastle and Leslie Adler)

（Kanjyik Ghosh 和 Disha Mishra 报道；Elaine Hardcastle 和 Leslie Adler 编辑）