Behind the Money

Tether’s path to the spotlight

We’re diving back into the world of stablecoins for part 2 of 2 in our miniseries on crypto. This time, it’s a story filled with troubled companies and a real life fire that sends a business up in smoke. With the help of FT reporters Kadhim Shubber and Siddharth Venkataramakrishnan, we dig into the professional histories of two executives who sit atop two of crypto’s most important businesses: stablecoin issuer Tether and exchange Bitfinex.  Clips courtesy CSPAN For further reading: <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/4576f34f-fcd6-4bef-bef4-d4a7ad49c5fc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tether’s CEO: from IT sales to calling the shots in crypto land</a><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/4da3060c-8e1a-439f-a1d7-a6a4688ad6ca" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tether: the former plastic surgeon behind the crypto reserve currency</a><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/3e0a65bb-a953-433a-819e-ff29de847336" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The week that shook crypto</a> On Twitter, follow FT reporters Kadhim Shubber (<a href="https://twitter.com/kadhim?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Kadhim</a>), Siddharth Venkataramakrishnan (<a href="https://twitter.com/SVR13?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@SVR13</a>) and Ethan Wu (<a href="https://twitter.com/ethanywu?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@EthanYWu</a>)  <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/0ad50093-62f9-4312-8058-d91a5c19533f" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

From hostile takeovers to C-suite intrigue, Behind the Money takes you inside the business and financial stories of the moment with reporting from Financial Times journalists around the world. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.