L'émetteur de l'USDT, Tether, a annoncé son investissement dans CityPay.io, une société leader dans le traitement des paiements.

Tether et Bitfinex adoptent une approche transparente face à la demande FOIL

  • Tether et Bitfinex ont affirmé que la publication des documents pourrait mettre en péril leur avantage concurrentiel et leur stratégie d'investissement.
  • CoinDesk a affirmé que la publication des documents était dans l'intérêt public.

L'émetteur de Stablecoin Tether et l'échange de crypto Bitfinex ont retiré leur objection à une demande de loi sur la liberté d'information (FOIL) déposée par CoinDesk et d'autres médias de premier plan. Les deux sociétés ont déclaré que cette décision faisait partie de leurs projets de transparence.

However, Tether and Bitifinex said that they would not be publicly disclosing any documents, citing the approach as inconsistent with their business practices, noting that “transparency does not mean a wholesale release of all our documents.”

Les sociétés ont déclaré dans un déclaration on Friday that while they will not file an appeal in response to some journalists’ FOIL requests, they are still “open to constructive engagement with journalists and regulatory authorities who adhere to ethical reporting standards and respect data privacy boundaries.”

Tether tried to block CoinDesk’s FOIL request for information about its réserves. In June 2021, CoinDesk requested documents generated during the New York Attorney General’s investigations into claims that Tether’s USDT was not adequately backed by reserves from mid-2019 to early 2021.

CoinDesk, in its FOIL request, sought records about Tether’s reserves, claiming the release of these documents was in the interest of the public. However, Tether filed a request with the New York Supreme Court to prevent these documents from being made public.

The company argued that releasing these documents could jeopardize its competitive advantage, affect its relationship with its partners, and reveal its investment strategy. A New York judge, however, rejected Tether’s appeal.

Tether also accused some media outfits of being “one-sided and inaccurate,” citing The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg, whose journalists are taking part in the current FOIL request. Some of the prominent journalists who put forward the FOIL request include Zeke Faux, Shane Shifflett, and Ada Hui. Interestingly, Tether slammed the journalists for exhibiting unprofessional behavior.

Both companies claimed that Faux’s previous reports on Bitfinex and Tether “extended beyond the boundaries of professional journalism.” Additionally, Tether and Bitfinex clarified that their transparency initiatives do not “equate to unrestricted public disclosure of all documents.” Furthermore, both companies demanded “responsible document review” from the parties involved.

Laurent Woriji
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J'ai couvert des histoires passionnantes dans ma carrière de journaliste et je trouve les histoires liées à la blockchain très intrigantes. Je crois que Web3 va changer le monde et je veux que tout le monde en fasse partie.

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