Independent Tether attestation reveals 58% decrease in commercial paper holdings

cointelegraph.com:

An announcement from USDT issuer Tether Holdings Limited revealed information from an independent attestation about the company’s previous quarter's performance. The reviewer, top accounting firm BDO Italia, assessed Tether’s assets as of June 30, 2022. 

Tether had previously announced a commitment to decreasing its commercial paper holdings by the end of August 2022. Data from the report revealed a 58% decrease in commercial paper exposure since the previous quarter from $20 billion to $8.5 billion.

The chief technology officer of Tether, Paolo Ardoino, tweeted that Tether has plans to continue to decrease its commercial paper holdings to $200 million by the end of August and zero them out by the following October.

As of June 30th, more than 58% decrease in Tether’s commercial paper holdings over the prior quarter from $20B to $8.5B.CP portfolio will be $200m by end of August and 0 by end of October. https://t.co/g5lJgs1r3n

Additionally, the total amount of consolidated assets held by Tether at the time of the review amounted to just over $66.4 billion. Meanwhile, the total amount of consolidated liabilities equaled nearly $66.2 billion, with nearly 99% related to digital tokens.

In May 2021 Tether began releasing quarterly statements of its stablecoin reserves after reaching a settlement with the New York Attorney General. This came after a lawsuit against Tether claimed that USDT didn’t have full backing in its reserve at all times.

The company says these reports, specifically with the oversight of BDO, are to “reinforce its dedication to transparency.” Ardoino commented on the attestation, saying:

Tether's attestation report was released one week after the United States government sanctioned cryptocurrency mixer Tornado