Tag: Tether Operations

Background Information On The Operators Of The Tether Stablecoin Scheme!

Crypto Ben - February 3, 2023

Tether (USDT) is a cryptocurrency pegged to the US dollar and is often used as a stablecoin. A network of companies around Tether Holdings Ltd and Tether Limited operates the scheme. The ownership structure has been the subject of significant speculation and controversy. Online gaming entrepreneur Brock Pierce and Italian plastic surgeon Giancarlo Devasini established Tether Holdings in 2014 in the British Virgin Islands. The Tether scheme is closely intertwined with crypto exchange BitFinex.

No Impact! CFTC penalizes Tether with $42.5M for their false USDT narrative!

CFTC Ben - October 16, 2021

Bitcoin (BTC) broke through the $60,000 mark yesterday with apparent ease despite the apparent realization that Tether has lied to the market about their stablecoin USDT. The U.S. CFTC issued an order simultaneously filing and settling charges against the Tether group of companies d/b/a Tether for making untrue or misleading statements and omissions of material fact in connection with USDT. Some experts believe that this bull leg could take BTC to $100,000 by the end of the year.

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