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Tether is an unregulated cryptocurrency pegged to the US Dollar. It is also known as USDT.Vorlage:R
History
According to the leaked Paradise Papers, in 2014 an offshore law firm helped Bitfinex operators Phil Potter and Giancarlo Devasini incorporate Tether in the British Virgin Islands.[1] Critics have raised questions about the relationship between Bitfinex and Tether.[1][2] One critic has accused Bitfinex of creating Tether coins out of thin air. In September 2017, Bitfinex and Tether published an accounting document to convince critics that Tether is financed with real money; however, according to the New York Times, independent attorney Lewis Cohen stated the document, because of the careful way it was phrased, does not prove that the Tether coins are backed by dollars; that in any case Bitfinex and Tether appear to be violating laws; and that "there are a long list of reasons that you don't want to deal with (Tether)".[1]
Critics have raised questions about the relationship between Bitfinex and Tether, the creator of a crypto-currency pegged to the dollar.[1][2][3]
About $31 million of cryptocurrency was stolen from Tether in November 2017.[2]
It is issued by Tether Limited.[4] The CEO is Jan Ludovicus van der Velde.[5]
See Also
References
- ↑ a b c d Nathaniel Popper: Warning Signs About Another Giant Bitcoin Exchange In: The New York Times, 21 November 2017. Abgerufen im 23 November 2017
- ↑ a b c Crypto-currency company reports $31m raid In: BBC News, 21 November 2017. Abgerufen im 23 November 2017
- ↑ Tether Theft Isn't the First Controversy for Cryptocurrency Firm In: Bloomberg.com, 21 November 2017. Abgerufen im 23 November 2017
- ↑ Sarit Markovich: Commentary: The Overlooked Actor That Could Crash Bitcoin. In: Fortune. Abgerufen am 5. Dezember 2017 (englisch).
- ↑ Matthew Leising: There’s an $814 Million Mystery Near the Heart of the Biggest Bitcoin Exchange. In: Bloomberg.com. 5. Dezember 2017, abgerufen am 5. Dezember 2017.