Catenaa, Friday, May 30, 2025- Cantor Fitzgerald said Tuesday it has closed its first transactions through a new Bitcoin Financing Business, marking a significant push into institutional digital asset lending.
The Wall Street firm completed deals with Maple Finance and FalconX and plans to make up to $2 billion in financing available to institutional clients.
The firm’s announcement highlights growing momentum among traditional financial institutions seeking deeper involvement in the digital asset economy.
Chairman Brandon Lutnick said the initiative reflects Cantor’s long-held belief in the transformative potential of digital finance.
Maple Finance CEO Sidney Powell said the deal will help expand institutional access to crypto markets through more reliable and regulated channels.
Meanwhile, FalconX executive Josh Barkhordar said the collaboration bridges a long-standing gap in credit infrastructure that has hindered the digital asset sector’s maturity.
Cantor will use Anchorage Digital and Copper.co for asset custody services, underscoring its intent to provide institutional-grade safeguards alongside capital offerings.
The financing initiative follows an April report by the Financial Times that Cantor was exploring a separate $3 billion bitcoin investment project in partnership with SoftBank, Tether, and Bitfinex.
Cantor’s current chairman is the son of longtime CEO Howard Lutnick, who recently stepped down to become US Secretary of Commerce in President Donald Trump’s administration. His successor is leading the firm’s charge into the growing overlap between Wall Street finance and crypto innovation.
