As Crypto Advocate Howard Lutnik is Confirmed as US Commerce Secretary, here ...
Cantor Fitzgerald CEO and billionaire, Howard Lutnik, was named the head of the US Department of Commerce yesterday, with a split vote of 52-45. Following the news, Lutnik immediately resigned from his position as CEO. Let’s see what this appointment means for the crypto market as a whole and for some of the hottest crypto […]
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Senator Elizabeth Warren, one of the most prominent crypto skeptics in Washington, is now focusing her scrutiny on Tether and the man leading the Department of Commerce. In a new probe framed around alleged national security concerns, Warren and Senator Ron Wyden have asked Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to respond to reports that Tether provided […]
Swan Bitcoin has asked a US court for permission to subpoena Cantor Fitzgerald and its former CEO— now US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick — in a widening dispute that implicates crypto heavyweight Tether and alleges coordinated misconduct surrounding a joint mining venture. Swan Bitcoin Alleges Conspiracy The Bitcoin firm says it filed an ex parte […]
The first hundred days of President Donald Trump’s return to the White House have produced a string of Bitcoin-centric policy moves, capped by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s forceful comparison of the asset to “gold” and his declaration that it now enjoys unequivocal federal backing. In a conversation with Bitcoin Magazine’s Frank Corva inside the Executive […]
Howard Lutnick, the US Secretary of Commerce and former CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald, announced plans to integrate blockchain technology into the dissemination of economic statistics. GDP Statistics On The Blockchain Speaking at a cabinet meeting with President Donald Trump on Tuesday, Lutnick articulated his vision of placing Gross Domestic Product (GDP) data on the blockchain, […]
Over the last few days, the newly elected US President Donald Trump has filled a number of positions in his new cabinet, although the most important position for the Bitcoin community—the Secretary of the Treasury—remains open. The role of Secretary of the Treasury could be decisive for the establishment of a national strategic Bitcoin reserve, […]