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Paolo Ardoino, CTO of Bitfinex & Tether discusses Bitfinex's failures in transparency, accusations of Bitcoin price manipulation, and Bitfinex's future plans

The Scoop
The Scoop
Episode • Nov 12, 2019 • 59m

In this episode of The Scoop, Paolo Ardoino discusses several topics with Frank Chaparro and Larry Cermak, including:

  • Bitfinex's failures in transparency and what they are doing today to be more transparent
  • Paolo's thoughts on the research report suggesting Tether manipulated Bitcoin prices during the 2017 bull run
  • Why Bitfinex saw success in raising capital for LEO 
  • Plans to launch options which will be available on Bitfinex via it's company iFinex Financial Services
  • Tether's plans to launch a gold-backed Tether Gold, with each coin directly linked to a specific gold bar
  • Bitfinex's partnership with a well-known company to launch crypto gift cards