CFTC fines stablecoin Tether $41M for misleading investors
By 
Aaron Nicodemus2021-10-15T20:11:00
Cryptocurrency firm Tether will pay $41 million to settle CFTC charges that it misled investors when it claimed its stablecoins were 100 percent backed by fiat currencies like the U.S. dollar and the euro.
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