# Senator Blumenthal Opens Inquiry Into Cantor Fitzgerald's Ties to Tether

The top Democrat on the Senate's main investigations subcommittee is targeting the firm that holds a large share of Tether's Treasury reserves, as Democrats improve their chances of retaking the Senate.

- Published: 2026-10-09T05:49:33.680Z
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- Sources: [CoinDesk](https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/10/08/top-democrat-among-senate-investigators-probes-ties-between-cantor-fitzgerald-tether), [Office of Senator Elizabeth Warren](https://www.warren.senate.gov/?p=27209), [Fortune](https://fortune.com/crypto/2024/11/24/howard-lutnick-cantor-fitzgerald-tether-stablecoin-2-billion-bitcoin-lending), [crypto.news](https://crypto.news/circle-stock-slips-after-us-jobs-data/)

Senator Richard Blumenthal, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, is examining the ties between Cantor Fitzgerald and Tether, CoinDesk reported on October 8. CoinDesk places the inquiry in the context…

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