Recent events
2026-04-30
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Senator Elizabeth Warren and Ron Wyden sent letters on April 30, 2026 requesting information about a Tether loan to Dynasty Trust A — a trust benefiting Secretary Lutnick's four children — with the loan reportedly…
2026-04-15
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SECONDARY
Lutnick served as 'Tether's most prominent booster in the U.S.' on the GENIUS Act stablecoin legislation, yet no public record documents his formal recusal from Tether-related matters during that legislative advocacy.
2026-02-26
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SECONDARY
Senators Van Hollen, Warren, and Wyden raised concerns in February 2026 about Lutnick family conflicts involving 'new commerce rare earth deals' but did not specifically address Tether or Twenty One Capital recusal…
2025-10-07
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PRIMARY
Tether provided a loan of an undisclosed amount to 'Dynasty Trust A' on October 7, 2025, secured by more than half the equity in Cantor Fitzgerald.
2025-10-07
Transactions
SECONDARY
Dynasty Trust A's Tether loan is specifically collateralized by a convertible bond Cantor paid $600 million for in April 2024 that entitles Cantor to a 5% equity stake in Tether — meaning the collateral backing a…
2025-10-07
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The loan from Tether to the Lutnick family's 'Dynasty Trust A' is secured by 'more than half the equity in Cantor Fitzgerald,' effectively making Tether a senior creditor to its own custodian's parent company.
2025-10-06
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Howard Lutnick divested his multi-billion dollar stake in Cantor Fitzgerald on October 6, 2025, by selling the interest to his four children via family trusts.
2025-10-06
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Lutnick's Cantor Fitzgerald divestiture agreement was formally entered May 16, 2025 and consummated October 6, 2025 following regulatory approvals, per OGE Form 278-T filed November 5, 2025 — meaning a five-month gap…
2025-07-15
Transactions
PRIMARY
The limited waiver issued to Howard Lutnick under 18 U.S.C. 208(b)(1) was publicly released in July 2025 but only covered purchase agreements for Cantor Fitzgerald assets, with no mention of Tether, Twenty One Capital…
2025-02-15
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Howard Lutnick's Ethics Agreement specifically named Cantor Fitzgerald, BGC, and Newmark as entities from which he was recused, but did not name Tether or Twenty One Capital — despite his family's ongoing financial…
2025-01-21
Stated positions
SECONDARY
Lutnick's own Ethics Agreement explicitly prohibits him from accepting equity in divested assets in lieu of promissory note repayment — a clause drafted before the Tether loan created a new senior creditor (Tether)…