The chief technology officer of stablecoin issuer Tether, Paolo Ardoino confirmed the company does not have any plans to invest or lend money to FTX/Alameda.
Ardoino’s comments came after a report from Reuters suggested that FTX is now at a $9.4 billion shortfall, with FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried reaching out to multiple companies seeking cash to keep the exchange afloat.
According to the report, Tether, crypto exchange OKX and venture capital firm Sequoia Capital are some of the companies Bankman-Fried has approached for funds, reportedly asking for $1 billion or more from each of the firms.
Tether’s chief technology officer response appears in line with the sentiment from a Nov. 9 blog post from Tether which assured the community it has no exposure to Alameda or FTX.
The stablecoin issuer has also been reported to have frozen 46,360,701 Tether owned by FTX in its Tron blockchain wallet on Nov. 10 to comply with law enforcement.
It is not currently understood whether OKX or Sequoia Capital is considering support for the embattled exchange.
However, Lennix Lai, director of financial markets at OKX, previously told Reuters on Nov. 9 that Bankman-Fried asked for up to $4 billion from the exchange to help cover FTX liquidity issues, though didn’t confirm if the company would assist FTX.
