Senate Democrat seeks Tether records on payments tied to Nxum
Sen. Richard Blumenthal, the top Democrat on the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, sent Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino a letter demanding records of the company's dealings with Bo Hines and Nxum, the consulting firm Hines co-founded, Decrypt reported. Blumenthal set a Nov. 3 response deadline. Tether said external counsel had investigated and found no evidence of wrongdoing.
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Attributed sources: Cointelegraph CoinDesk Decrypt The Block
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Claims and open questions
What sources claim
- Decrypt reported that Blumenthal's letter builds on an Oct. 14 Wall Street Journal investigation reporting that Nxum earned $6.3 million from a deal Tether struck in May 2025.
- According to Decrypt, Blumenthal wrote that the payment structure suggests Tether "was likely well aware of the illegality and impropriety" and that the arrangement "implicates federal ethics, anticorruption, and lobbying laws."
- Decrypt reported that Tether said in a statement that external counsel previously conducted an in-depth internal investigation into the matter, which found no evidence of wrongdoing.
Still unresolved
- What records Tether will provide to the subcommittee, and whether it will confirm or dispute the reported $6.3 million in payments to Nxum, would be established by Tether's response to the Nov. 3 deadline.
- The status of the reported proposal for Tether to buy a 25% stake in Nxum for $56 million would be confirmed by Tether or Nxum statements or transaction records.
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Source evidence
cointelegraph.com
Published 23/10/2026, 17:42 · Received 23/10/2026, 17:45
www.coindesk.com
Published 22/10/2026, 22:43 · Received 24/10/2026, 13:40
decrypt.co
Published 23/10/2026, 20:16 · Received 24/10/2026, 13:41
www.theblock.co
Published 23/10/2026, 17:46 · Received 24/10/2026, 13:42
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| 24 hours | — | — | — | Awaiting a complete valid window |
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Source published: The Block
Source published: Decrypt
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