Tether

Tether’s Bitcoin holdings soar to $1.5B, says BDO Italia

May 11, 2023 1 min read

BDO Italia, an accounting firm, has released its latest attestation report for Tether, the stablecoin issuer, revealing that approximately $1.5 billion of Tether’s reserves, or 2% of the total, are held in Bitcoin at the end of the first quarter. This marks the first time Bitcoin has been listed as a line item in the report. The report also showed that Tether holds around $3.4 billion worth of precious metals,

Tether Takes Action Against Validator Address That Stole $25M from MEV Bots

April 11, 2023 1 min read

Tether, the issuer behind the popular stablecoin Tether USDT, has blacklisted an address that drained Maximal Extractable Value (MEV) bots for $25 million last week. The incident involved a rogue validator address that exploited a bug in the MEV-boost relay to outsmart the bots executing a sandwich trade. As a result, losses of nearly $25 million in various digital assets were incurred, making it the largest MEV exploit to date.

Tether Fights Back Against WSJ’s Accusations of Forged Bank Documents

March 6, 2023 2 mins read

Tether, the company behind the stablecoin USDT, has hit back against a recent report from The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) alleging that it had ties to entities that falsified documents to maintain access to banking services. In the March 3 report, the WSJ claimed that leaked documents and emails showed that Tether and its sister exchange Bitfinex had hidden behind third parties and fabricated transactions to open bank accounts. Tether

Tether Takes Action Against Child Abuse Content Platforms

January 26, 2023 1 min read

Tether and INHOPE have joined forces to increase the visibility and control of cryptocurrency payments used to finance child abuse content marketplaces. Through this collaboration, the two organizations are looking to develop a standard practice for the cryptocurrency industry to identify and report illicit marketplaces. Furthermore, Tether is working with law enforcement, financial intelligence units, lawmakers, and standard-setting bodies in order to gain a better understanding of how to identify

Tether USDT is available in over 24,000 ATMs in Brazil

October 21, 2022 1 min read

Tether, a stablecoin issuer, has announced that SmartPay would increase the Brazilian population’s access to the popular USDT stablecoin by making it available at over 24,000 ATMs across the South American country. “The obstacles and constraints imposed by inflation and a less-than-inclusive banking system have prevented many Brazilians from participating in the country’s developing economy,” said Paolo Ardoino, CTO of Tether in a statement. The executive said, “Adding tether tokens