Tether Takes ‘Historic’ Step Towards Transparency With Full Audit and New CFO Appointee

The stablecoin issuer Tether has hired a new chief financial officer (CFO) and committed to completing a full audit. The veteran finance executive Simon McWilliams will now serve as CFO for Tether, which issues the dollar-pegged USDT, the top stablecoin by market cap. McWilliams will lead the stablecoin issuer toward a full audit and “spearhead…

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US State Department Kills Global Air Monitoring Program Researchers Say Paid for Itself

The State Department’s air quality program eventually became an example of a smart, efficient diplomacy that boosted American soft power while bringing about real-world changes. “I’ve never seen an initiative of the US government have such an immediate, dramatic impact in a country,” Gary Locke, a former US ambassador to China, told the Washington Post…

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Bitcoin Advocate Lummis Skeptical of Near-Term Approval for Trump’s Crypto Reserve Plan

Wyoming Sen. Cynthia Lummis, a leading bitcoin proponent, cast doubt on the immediate feasibility of former President Donald Trump’s proposed cryptocurrency strategic reserve, citing insufficient Congressional backing as a critical barrier. Political Resistance Slows Trump’s Bitcoin Strategic Reserve, Lummis Says Trump’s plan, unveiled March 2, 2025, via Truth Social, calls for a “Crypto Strategic Reserve”…

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Michael Saylor | Bitcoin Will Hit $10M

Bitcoin champion and billionaire Michael Saylor has made another big bet on the future of the world’s largest digital asset. The Strategy chairman thinks bitcoin’s market cap will hit $200 trillion and the price will go to $10 million per coin. In a recent interview with CNBC, Saylor said bitcoin’s growth is inevitable as more…

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