{"id":8322,"date":"2023-12-17T18:22:08","date_gmt":"2023-12-17T18:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinengineer.io\/blog\/?p=8322"},"modified":"2023-12-17T18:22:08","modified_gmt":"2023-12-17T18:22:08","slug":"tether-usdt-responds-to-u-s-congress-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/tether-usdt-responds-to-u-s-congress-members\/","title":{"rendered":"Tether (USDT) responds to U.S. Congress members!!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Tether (USDT)<\/strong>, a stablecoin, has made a statement about calls to the <strong>US<\/strong> <strong>Department of Justice<\/strong> about illegal use of <strong>USDT<\/strong>. In its letters to the members of the <strong>US<\/strong> <strong>Senate<\/strong> Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee and the House Financial Services Committee on <strong>November 16<\/strong> and <strong>December 15<\/strong>, the company thoroughly explained its determination on this matter.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>You might like: <a href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/potential-airdrop-project-what-is-kamino-finance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>What is Kamino Finance? (Potential Airdrop Project)<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It is pointed out in the letters sent by the <strong>company<\/strong> that responses were given especially to the calls of Senator <strong>Cynthia<\/strong> <strong>Lummis<\/strong> and Representative <strong>French<\/strong> <strong>Hill<\/strong> in October. In these calls, the Department of Justice was requested to evaluate <strong>Tether&#8217;s<\/strong> role in supporting terrorism.<\/p>\n<p>The statements of the parliament members came into the agenda especially with the claim that the attack on <strong>Israel<\/strong> on <strong>October 7<\/strong> was partially financed by cryptocurrency transactions.<\/p>\n<p>In the company&#8217;s letters, emphasis was placed on the company&#8217;s <strong>KYC<\/strong> program and proactive approach to detect suspicious accounts. Additionally, the commitment to assist law enforcement and cooperate with institutions worldwide was expressed. The wallet freezing policy, initiated on <strong>December 9<\/strong>, includes the commitment to freeze the wallets of individuals on the <strong>OFAC&#8217;s<\/strong> <strong>SDN<\/strong> list.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tether (USDT) &#8216;s<\/strong> <strong>CEO<\/strong> <strong>Paolo<\/strong> <strong>Ardoino<\/strong> stated that \u201c<strong>While Tether continues to assist law enforcement agencies and extend dollar dominance globally, it aims to be a first-class partner of the US.<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"darkmysite_style_txt_border darkmysite_processed\" data-darkmysite_alpha_bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\"><em class=\"darkmysite_style_txt_border darkmysite_processed\" data-darkmysite_alpha_bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\">You can freely share your thoughts and comments about the topic in the comment section. 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