Howard Lutnick: Tether's Big Backer - Howard Lutnick, Tether's Wall Street Banker, Is Trump's Pick for Commerce Chief, Not Treasury Secretary - Tether Hires PayPal Government Affairs Ace as U.S. Scrutiny Unresolved - Plaintiffs File New, Slimmed Down Complaint in Class Action Lawsuit Against Tether - Tether Announces a New Synthetic Dollar That Is Backed by Gold - Tether Enters Transaction Surveillance Partnership with Chainalysis as Regulatory Pressure Mounts - Tether Reorganizes Into 4 Divisions as It Expands Beyond Stablecoins - Tether Reports $3.2B Excess Reserves, but Lags in Reducing Secured Loans