PANews reported on February 17 that according to Bitcoin News, bond trading giant Cantor Fitzgerald, under the previous leadership of Howard Lutnick, purchased more than $1 billion worth of MicroStrategy (MSTR) shares in the fourth quarter of 2024, making it the company's largest shareholder. The average purchase price was $229, and the value of these shares has now risen by 47%.

Lutnick is currently the head of US President Trump's newly established sovereign wealth fund and also serves as Secretary of Commerce.