The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has finalized the dismissal of a class action lawsuit against Tether and Bitfinex. This lawsuit, initially filed by plaintiffs Shawn Dolifka and Matthew Anderson in 2021, targeted the stablecoin issuer Tether and its affiliated company Bitfinex. The primary allegation centered on the claim that Tether’s USDT stablecoin was not backed one-to-one with U.S. dollars as the company had stated. The plaintiffs argued that Tether and Bitfinex did not maintain adequate reserves for the USDT in circulation, thereby misleading investors and the market.
Judicial Proceedings and Outcome
The case saw a decisive turn when Chief Judge Laura Taylor Swain of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York issued a comprehensive 6-page decision. This decision included an order dismissing the class action lawsuit in its entirety, citing the meritless nature of…
