Tether任命Simon McWilliams為新的首席財務官（CFO）

Tether已任命Simon McWilliams為新的首席財務官（CFO）為領先的Stablecoin發行人邁向完成全財務審計。

Tether, the leading stablecoin issuer, has appointed Simon McWilliams as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Chairman of the Group.

領先的Stablecoin發行人Tether任命Simon McWilliams為新的首席財務官（CFO）和該集團董事長。

McWilliams, a finance executive with over 20 years of experience, is set to lead Tether’s transparency and regulatory engagement efforts as the company moves toward completing a full financial audit. The appointment, according to the company’s announcement, represents a “firm commitment to completing a full audit, a crucial step in raising industry standards and strengthening regulatory engagement.”

擁有20多年經驗的財務主管McWilliams將領導Tether的透明度和監管參與工作，因為該公司朝著完成全面的財務審計邁進。根據該公司的宣布，該任命代表了“完成全面審計的堅定承諾，這是提高行業標準和加強監管參與的關鍵一步。”

The company currently publishes quarterly attestations of its reserves verified by accounting firm BDO, but it hasn’t yet undergone a full independent audit. The company has for years faced criticism surrounding its reserves, with various critics suggesting the firm didn’t have enough reserves to fully back the USDT in circulation.

該公司目前發布了通過會計師事務所BDO驗證其儲備的季度證明，但尚未進行完整的獨立審計。該公司多年來一直面臨圍繞其儲備的批評，各種批評者表明該公司沒有足夠的儲備來完全支持USDT流通。

The New York Attorney General’s office in 2021 settled with Bitfinex over a 22-month inquiry into whether the exchange covered up a loss of $850 million in customer and corporate funds. That inquiry found that “Tether’s claims that its virtual currency was fully backed by U.S. dollars at all times was a lie.”

紐約總檢察長辦公室於2021年與Bitfinex定居22個月的詢問，以了解該交易所是否覆蓋了8.5億美元的客戶和公司資金損失。該調查發現，“束縛的聲稱其虛擬貨幣始終得到美元的全部支持是一個謊言。”

A full audit could provide more detailed insight into Tether’s reserves. Three and a half years ago, the firm’s General Counsel Stuart Hoegner said in an interview with TokenInsight that an audit was just “months, not years” away.

完整的審核可以為Tether的儲備提供更詳細的見解。三年半前，該公司的總法律顧問斯圖爾特·霍格納（Stuart Hoegner）在接受TokenInsight採訪時說，審計只是“幾個月，而不是幾年”。

The stablecoin giant holds over $113 billion in U.S. Treasury bills, making it one of the largest holders of U.S. government debt, and reported a $13 billion profit for 2024. The company said these holdings contribute to global liquidity and support access to the U.S. dollar, particularly in emerging markets.

Stablecoin巨頭持有超過1,130億美元的美國國庫賬單，使其成為美國政府債務最大的持有人之一，並報告了2024年的130億美元利潤。該公司表示，這些持股有助於全球流動性，並支持對美元的流動性，尤其是在新興市場中。

“Tether is once in a century company. And we’re laser focused on transparency, doubling down our efforts for a full audit,” Tether’s CEO Paolo Ardoino said on social media. “Simon’s hire is massive, truly a force of nature in the financial world.”

“繫繩曾經是一家世紀的公司。而且，我們的激光專注於透明度，使我們進行全面審計的努力加倍。” Tether的首席執行官Paolo Ardoino在社交媒體上說。 “西蒙的僱用是巨大的，在金融界確實是自然的力量。”

As part of the leadership shift, Giancarlo Devasini, Tether’s longtime CFO, will transition to Chairman of the Group.

作為領導轉變的一部分，繫繩的長期首席財務官Giancarlo Devasini將過渡到該組織主席。