Federal prosecutors in Connecticut recovered more than $600,000 in tether ( USDT) after tracing stolen cryptocurrency from a phishing scam that used a physical letter to deceive a hardware wallet user. Connecticut Crypto Phishing Victim to Recover Funds Local media reported that the U.S.
Paolo Ardoino said that Tether wanted to allocate 10% to 15% of its $20 billion proprietary investment portfolio to physical gold. Two days later, Tether reported more than $10 billion in profit for 2025 and $6.3 billion in excess reserves.
Tether removes two former HSBC gold traders as KPMG begins a full audit, while the firm maintains 140 tons of bullion reserves.
Tether has cut two ex-HSBC gold traders just months after hiring them, raising questions about its $24 billion bullion strategy and trading ambitions.
Tether has let go of two former HSBC metals traders months after hiring them to build out its gold trading desk.
Tether Holdings SA released two senior precious metals traders it recruited from HSBC Holdings Plc just months ago.