The CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald LP, Howard Lutnick, says that stablecoin issuer Tether does hold some of the reserves it claims to have. The company, which acts as a custodian for the USDT stablecoin issuer, has reviewed some of the company’s financials.
Lutnick said at the World Economic Forum Summit in Davos that Tether held assets of $86 billion to support the $83 billion of its USDT stablecoin.
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The company has faced scrutiny because its quarterly attestations do not undergo the same rigor as a full audit. They are a snapshot of its holdings. This accounting limitation has led some to question its usefulness.
Its attestations reveal that Tether buys US treasuries and uses cash and cash equivalents to back its stablecoins. It keeps most of its reserves in short-term treasuries and promises to redeem each USDT for $1.
Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino pledged to provide a real-time window into Tether’s reserves. He was grateful to Lutnick for clearing the air
“It’s heartening to hear Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick affirming the robustness of our reserves.”
The controversies surrounding Tether have been numerous. In 2020, the bank allegedly used fake executive names and shell companies to secure banking access after a run-in with the US Department of Justice. It later paid $41 million to settle allegations it lied about its reserves
A recent UN report alleged that USDT was used in clandestine financial networks and money laundering in Asia. Tether criticized the UN report’s focus on the alleged misuse of USDT without recognizing the coin’s usefulness in emerging economies.
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