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Paolo Ardoino: Tether's Stress Test

The role of the stablecoin is to always ensure customers get a one-to-one redemption to the dollar, says Paolo Ardoino, chief technology officer of Tether, the firm stablecoin USDT, and its affiliate cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex. Scrutiny on the world’s largest stablecoin has been increasing in the past month due to the latest USDT depegging scare. In a Word on the Block interview with Forkast Editor-in-Chief Angie Lau, Ardoino breaks down the USDT reserves, how the firm’s investment in U.S. treasuries is generating profits and discusses why secondary market traders can trigger USDT depegging concerns.

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Bitfinex lance une plateforme de trading peer-to-peer en Argentine, en Colombie et au Venezuela

Les utilisateurs pourront acheter et vendre du Bitcoin, de l'éther, de USDT, de l'EURT et du XAUT.

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Tether Outlook as Crypto Winter Grinds On

CoinDesk's chief insights columnist David Z. Morris joins "The Hash" panel to discuss why stablecoin tether (USDT) could face serious pressure amid the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)'s apparent crackdown on the crypto industry, with recent lawsuits against Coinbase and Binance.

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Examen des documents Tether

CoinDesk a déposé une Request aux documents publics détaillant les réserves de Tether. Voici ce que nous avons obtenu.

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Pourquoi les vendeurs à découvert peuvent avoir du mal à parier contre Tether

L’instrument financier le plus controversé de la crypto-monnaie bénéficie d’une protection notable contre les paris sceptiques.

Tether CTO Paolo Ardoino at Paris Blockchain Week on April 14, 2022. There are signs tether (USDT) has become an object of increased short-seller interest as a U.S. regulatory crackdown accelerates. (Bitfinex)

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Stablecoins, DeFi Likely to Be SEC’s Next Targets in U.S. Crypto Crackdown: Berenberg

Analysts from Berenberg say that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) could bring DeFi protocols and stablecoins, including tether and USD Coin, into regulatory compliance as the agency continues its crackdown on the crypto industry. CoinDesk Managing Editor of Global Policy and Regulation Nikhilesh De weighs in on the report.

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Tether émet USDT sur la blockchain KAVA ; le jeton KAVA grimpe de 5 %

Tether cherche à améliorer la liquidité du stablecoin sur plusieurs blockchains.

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Tether’s Banking Relationships Detailed in Newly Released Legal Documents

CoinDesk recently obtained documents under a Freedom of Information Law request, which offer a rare but limited look into Tether’s banking relationships. CoinDesk Managing Editor of Global Policy and Regulation Nikhilesh De breaks down what the documents reveal about the stablecoin issuer's banking relationships and past reliance on commercial paper.

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Tether’s Banking Relationships, Commercial Paper Exposure Detailed in Newly Released Legal Documents

Stablecoin issuer Tether kept its funds in four banks, two investment management firms, two gold depositories, and a gold broker and on its own sister company Bitfinex in March 2021, according to documents obtained by CoinDesk. It also had funds in commercial paper issued by various entities. CoinDesk obtained the documents after a nearly two-year legal battle after Tether filed to block the NYAG from releasing them. In a statement, Tether said it “found it suspicious” that USDT depegged after millions of dollars’ worth were sold on decentralized finance pools “on the same day” that the New York government shared the documents with CoinDesk. "The Hash" panel weighs in on the documents.

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Relations bancaires de Tether et exposition aux effets de commerce détaillées dans des documents juridiques récemment publiés

Obtenus par CoinDesk dans le cadre d'une Request en vertu de la loi sur la liberté d'information, les documents offrent une fenêtre RARE mais limitée sur les réserves derrière USDT, le plus grand stablecoin du marché des Crypto .

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