Tether promises an audit in 'months' as Paxos claims USDT is not a real stabl...

Tether promises an audit in 'months' as Paxos claims USDT is not a real stabl...

Tether’s general counsel said a full audit is coming in months. There will be an official audit of the world’s most popular stablecoin Tether within months according to the project’s general counsel.An audit for the world’s third-largest digital asset has been awaited for several years and increased regulatory pressure appears to have accelerated the process.In a rare mainstream media interview on CNBC, Tether CTO Paolo Ardoino and general counsel Stu Hoegner were asked some pressing questions on the subject of USDT’s backing and transparency.Hoegner responded to the question by saying:“We....


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