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Tether has denied reports on March 3 suggesting that it was involved in external attempts to obtain bank accounts through falsified documents.
WSJ claims Tether exec signed false documents
On March 3, the Wall Street Journal claimed that âTether Holdings and [a] related crypto broker obscured identitiesâ as evidenced by documents it has obtained.
That article quoted messages from Tether Holdings Ltd. owner Stephen Moore, which suggest that a major China-based Tether trader used false invoices and contacts to obtain bank accounts after being restricted from the global banking system.
The Wall Street Journal said that Moore advised the other party to halt those actions. Moore supposedly expressed concerns about the risk of using false documents and concerns about arguing matters âin a potential fraud/money laundering case.â
The false documents were nevertheless signed by Moore, according to the report. As such, at least one Tether executive is allegedly complicit in permitting fraud.
Tether rejects WSJ claims as âwholly inaccurateâ
Though Tether did not address the specific claims in the article, it responded to the allegations in general by calling the article âwholly inaccurate and misleading.â
The company added that it maintains ongoing compliance programs and works with various enforcement agencies, including the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). It said that it would continue to provide its stablecoin services despite âunfair attacks.â
Tether CTO Paolo Ardoino commented on the matter on Twitter, stating that the report contained a âton of misinformation and inaccuracies.â He also said that he heard âclown honksâ while on stage during a conference and attributed that event to the Wall Street Journal â â presumably meaning that the articleâs publication led to audience heckling.
The Wall Street Journal has criticized Tether on many other occasions. In February, it claimed that a small group of individuals once controlled most of Tetherâs shares. Last summer, it claimed that Tether was at risk of insolvency and also claimed that hedge funds had shorted USDT. The paper has also criticized the companyâs reserve transparency and lending activities. Tether has responded to many of those claims.
Despite frequent criticism, Tetherâs USDT token remains the largest stablecoin. It currently has a market cap of $71 billion and a 24-hour volume of $43 billion.
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