Tether will stop issuing loans secured by USDT

In response to a recent media attack, Tether, the issuer of the USDT stablecoin, said it would reduce secured loans in USDT reserves to zero over the next year. Tether explained that stablecoin-backed loans work similarly to loans from private banks that use collateral. However, unlike banks that operate with fractional reserves, Tether loans are more than 100% secured, the company claims. “Tether is managed professionally and conservatively, and this will once again be demonstrated…