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Tether completes KPMG financial audit clean opinion

By Essential Brief Intelligence2026-08-192 min read

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Tether has completed its first full independent financial statement audit, conducted by KPMG U.S., which issued an unqualified clean opinion on the company’s 2025 financials under AICPA standards. Auditors inspected every individual gold bar, reviewed the complete balance sheet, income statement, equity changes, and cash flows, and confirmed that Tether’s reserves exceeded its liabilities by $6.814 billion as of December 31, 2025. The audit builds on years of quarterly attestations and is presented by Tether executives as a landmark for stablecoins, supporting confidence for more than 650 million users who depend on the token worldwide.

This update represents a notable development in the Crypto sector. Organizations and founders tracking this space should evaluate potential strategic and technical implications on their operations.

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