Tether USDT Financial Reports Explained & Analysed w 0xSouvlaki BeethovenX

DeFi Sparks Podcast

Souvlaki is the Head of Financial Reporting at BeethovenX, a decentralized exchange that runs on both Fantom and Optimism. Before moving to DeFi, Souvlaki spent a decade working at two of the Big Four auditing firms, and another five years at one of the largest TradFi investment banks in the world.
Souvlaki's experience makes him the perfect individual to provide insights regarding Tether in the context of the ongoing controversy that surrounds them and their stablecoin, USDT, with respect to the recent issues of financial disclosures or lack thereof. In today's episode, Souvlaki and I dive in to uncover some the following topics:
► Souvlaki's experience and misconceptions around auditing
► Tether's background and the USDT controversy
► Tether's disclosures and reports
► How to digest information from these reports with respect to the landscape post-FTX collapse
► Our thoughts on Proof-of-Reserves and the other disclosures investors need
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Chapters

1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. Introduction to Souvlaki (00:01:52)

3. Souvlaki's work in financial reporting & auditing (00:03:17)

4. Misconceptions around auditing (00:05:17)

5. Tether USDT background + context (00:09:57)

6. Tether's reduction in commercial paper (00:18:28)

7. Tether's Limited Assurance Engagement (00:21:05)

8. Consolidated Reserves Report (CRR) & red flags (00:26:14)

9. Reconciling CRR pre-FTX collapse data (00:31:03)

10. Personal perspective on Tether with disclosures and market conditions (00:37:45)

11. Thoughts on Proof-of-Reserves (00:42:41)

12. Gaining trust through more disclosures (00:49:57)

13. Final thoughts (00:53:26)