Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick, a vocal cryptocurrency supporter, is being considered for the role of U.S. Commerce Secretary by President-elect Donald Trump, rather than Treasury Secretary. Lutnick's firm has been involved in the cryptocurrency space, assisting Tether with managing its U.S. Treasuries and launching a bitcoin financing business. Lutnick has expressed his support for bitcoin and believes it should be considered a commodity. Cantor Fitzgerald has a history marked by tragedy, and the company has since embraced electronic trading and new technologies like blockchain.



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