The Wall Street Journal Attacks, Tether Responds. Who Won?

The Wall Street Journal Attacks, Tether Responds. Who Won?

Is this attack on Tether part of The Wall Street Journal’s general campaign against bitcoin and crypto? Or did the newspaper feel the impulse to get in on the Tether FUD action a few months too late? Did Tether competitors pay for this article or is it an organic piece of journalism? The WSJ article […]


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