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Ryan reports that Commerce Secretary nominee Howard Lutnick bypassed official channels to negotiate directly with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, ultimately blowing up the trade talks. Lutnick's firm, Cantor Fitzgerald, has actively profited by purchasing tariff refund rights.
Simon Dixon reports that Tether resolved long-running reserve doubts by completing a comprehensive financial audit through KPMG. The audit verified gold bar reserves and Treasury bonds held at Cantor Fitzgerald, confirming Tether is fully overcollateralized.
Tether maintains its reserves with Cantor Fitzgerald, which holds a five percent convertible bond in the stablecoin issuer. Simon Dixon notes Tether uses interest yield to aggressively buy gold and mine Bitcoin, securing its systemic importance.
Simon Dixon reveals Tether has become too big to fail, co-opted into the financial industrial complex via Cantor Fitzgerald. Tether uses interest from US Treasury holdings to aggressively purchase gold and fund private Bitcoin mining operations.
Wall Street analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald and FRNT Financial argue the Cold Card exploit will push self-custody users toward managed custodians and spot ETFs. The shift undermines the non-KYC status of many long-term Bitcoin holders.
Jack Mallers stepped down as CEO of 21 Capital, the company formed when Strike reverse-merged, a move Simon Dixon interprets as Mallers escaping the influence of the "Cantor Fitzgerald thick node."
Howard Lutnik's sons run Cantor Fitzgerald, which helps critical minerals companies raise capital and earned millions in fees, including from a partner in the Kazakhstan deal.