Gate News message, April 16 — Cantor Fitzgerald donated $10 million to Fellowship PAC in January, a super political action committee supporting U.S. political candidates with pro-cryptocurrency stances, according to Federal Election Commission filings released Wednesday. Jesse Spiro, Tether’s government affairs director, chairs the committee.
Cantor Fitzgerald is currently led by Howard Lutnick’s son, the U.S. Commerce Secretary, and counts Tether as one of its largest clients.
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