⚡Tether 🆚 JPMorgan: A debate⚡
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#Tether has rejected a February 12 report led by JPMorgan strategist Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou, who suggested that proposed laws in the United States could require the company to adjust its reserves, potentially selling some of its holdings of
#Bitcoin ✍🏻 Two legislative proposals are currently being debated:
⚖️ Bill
#GENIUS (February 4): presented by Senator Bill Hagerty and by the Chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, Tim Scott, Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Cynthia Lummis. It seeks to create a federal framework for stablecoin issuers.
⚖️ House Bill
#STABLE (February 6) – Introduced by House Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill and Rep. Bryan Steil, it serves as a counterpart to the GENIUS Act.
📝 JPMorgan's report claimed that Tether's reserves are 66% compliant with the STABLE Act and 83% compliant with the GENIUS Act, meaning adjustments would be necessary under the proposed rules.
🏦 To which Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino argued that at worst, the group's assets exceed $20 billion in highly liquid assets and generate over $1.2 billion in quarterly Treasury bond earnings.
🔨 He concluded by stating that the company has one of the best risk management strategies in the industry and reiterated that JPMorgan's stance may be due to "missing the Bitcoin train."
🎯 The conflict of interest over the financial hegemony of the new system is inevitable, but can you see anything else behind the news?