U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, is in talks to deepen his financial ties with the company operating the world's largest stablecoin, Tether, by launching a $2 billion project to lend dollars to clients against bitcoin,

The unlaunched lending initiative will start with $2 billion in funds, which could eventually grow to tens of billions of dollars.

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Commerce Secretary, Howard Lutnick, is in the process of forging a multi-billion dollar deal with Tether (CRYPTO: USDT), the company behind the world’s largest stablecoin by market capitalization.