Bitfinex CTO: Tether Is Registered and Regulated Under FinCEN- USDT Not Next ...

Bitfinex CTO: Tether Is Registered and Regulated Under FinCEN- USDT Not Next ...

The CTO at Bitfinex Paolo Ardoino has pushed back against rumours that the company’s Tether stablecoin may be the next target of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The Bitfinex executive insists that the Tether stablecoin, whose market capitalization has now surpassed $20 billion, is a properly registered and regulated crypto. The Alleged Misinformation Campaign The CTO said while responding to rumours circulating on social media that the USDT stablecoin might fall into a predicament similar to that of Ripple’s XRP token. Immediately after the SEC filed to sue....


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