테더, WSJ의 보도에 반박

어제 공유했던 기사 "테더 준비금 가치 0.3%만 떨어져도 기술적 파산 가능성 존재" 에 대한 테더 측의 반박이 있었습니다.

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WSJ의 보도는 근거 없는 결론의 연속입니다.

회계감사 파트너 BDO이탈리아는 평판이 좋고 독립적인 5대 회계법인 중 하나입니다. WSJ의 보도처럼 '테더 전용 회계법인'이 아닙니다. BDO 측은 감사를 위해 테더 관련 모든 정보에 접근권한을 갖고 있습니다.

-테더 준비금 구성 중 3개월 만기 미국 단기재정증권(T-Bills)이 안전하지 않은 자산이라는 가정은 지난 수십 년 동안 미국 국채가 세계 최고의 안전 자산이었다는 오랜 사실과 완전히 모순됩니다.

-테더는 몇 년동안 수익이 있었음에도 이해관계자들과의 협의에 따라 공개하지 않았고, NYAG도 승인했습니다.

-정직하고 투명한 감사를 진행하기 위해 최선을 다하고 있습니다.

-테더 비즈니스 모델의 실패 가능성, 공매도 공격이 가능하다는 WSJ의 가정은 오해를 불러일으키고 있습니다. 테더의 유동성을 손상시키기 위해 수십억의 압력을 가하려고 시도한 헤지 펀드는 암호화폐 시장과 테더 모두에 대한 근본적인 오해를 나타냅니다.

-우리는 최근 수 개월간 160억 달러 상당의 USDT를 달러로 상환하는 데 성공했으며, 기업 어음에 대한 노출을 크게 줄일 수 있다.

The most recent article from the Wall Street Journal against Tether, is a series of unsubstantiated conclusions. In a time where false information is being weaponized to cause harm across the globe, it is our responsibility to clarify the facts for readers.
BDO, a very reputable and independent Top 5 audit firm, is not a “Tether accounting firm”, as erroneously written by the WSJ. BDO will continue to have unrestricted access to any relevant information to perform their work and Tether will continue to share its attestations, despite continuous attempts by the media to disparage its reputation and that of top-ranking firms like BDO that are working with digital asset companies.

• The assumption that 3 months' worth of T-Bills is an unsafe asset, completely contradicts the longstanding fact that US Treasuries have been the premier safe asset worldwide for the past several decades.

• To assume that our business is unprofitable is false. According to our Consolidated Reserves Report, Tether has never disclosed any equity despite being profitable for several years. This same report has been deemed appropriate by important stakeholders and it has been accepted by the NYAG. Perhaps the WSJ has confused Tether with some of its competitors.

• Tether's disclosures have been the most honest and transparent in the market - everyone knows that we have not had an audit and they know we are working towards one. Rivals have allowed mainstream consumers to believe they are "safer" because they have been "audited," but no such audit has occurred. Except perhaps in the context of a capital raise/restructuring being the company that has been audited unprofitable.

• Finally, any reference to a margin of failure existing in Tether’s business model, assumes that the WSJ subscribes to the false short-seller narrative which suggests that short-selling Tether is even remotely possible. Alleged hedge funds that have been trying to create pressure “in the billions” to “harm” Tether liquidity represent a fundamental misunderstanding of both the cryptocurrency market and Tether.

• Most importantly, Tether stands by the fact that it was able to easily redeem over USD 16B of the issued token in recent months, keeping essentially the asset allocation in line with the previous months while significantly reducing its exposure to commercial papers.

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Reference
Tether Responds to Disinformation in WSJ Article