Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino recently addressed concerns over Tether-USD stablecoin reserves at Switzerland’s PlanB event.
Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino, took the stage at Lugano’s PlanB event in Switzerland to present a breakdown of the reserve assets that support the company’s Tether-USD stablecoin.
The accusations that the United States Department of Justice and the Treasury were investigating the company prompted this response. Ardoino revealed that Tether holds approximately $100 billion in United States Treasury securities, more than 82,000 Bitcoins valued at nearly $5.5 billion at the current market pricing, and 48 tons of high-quality gold.
A recent Wall Street Journal report sparked fear, uncertainty, and doubt. The article said that US authorities were investigating the company for allegedly violating anti-money laundering rules and US sanctions.
Tether CEO brought attention to the asset reserves in the midst of this fear, uncertainty, and doubt. Following the publication of the story on October 25, the CEO of Tether issued a vehement denial of the allegations, claiming, “As we have informed the Wall Street Journal, there is no indication that Tether is being investigated.”
“We deal regularly and directly with law enforcement officials to help prevent rogue nations, terrorists, and criminals from misusing USDT. We would know if we are being investigated as the article falsely claimed. Based on that, we can confirm that the allegations in the article are unequivocally false.”
WSJ is repeating the same old boring crap. Putting an end to it.” Additionally, Ardoino highlighted Tether’s history of working with law enforcement agencies to recover stolen digital assets and halt illegal transactions.
Since 2014, the stablecoin company Tether has reportedly assisted law enforcement in recovering around $109 million that was utilized in illegal acts, including fraud, evasion of sanctions, and cybercrime.
A number of forward-thinking digital asset companies have relocated from the United States to jurisdictions that are more friendly, as a result of Ardoino’s recent criticism of the United States’ crypto regulatory policy, which he described as being behind that of other countries.
On the other hand, the Tether CEOexpressed confidence that this will change after the 2024 presidential election in the United States. In October of 2024, the market value of Tether’s USDT skyrocketed to an astounding 120 billion dollars.
This bullish indication for the cryptocurrency markets may lead to price increases in the upcoming weeks and months, according to investors and speculators who closely monitor the cryptocurrency market.