[Tether CEO refuses to disclose investment scale in commodity trading and says it is carefully formulating its strategy] Golden Finance reported that Paolo Ardoino, CEO of stablecoin issuer Tether, confirmed the company's interest in commodity trade financing in an interview with Bloomberg, but stressed that the discussion is still in the preliminary stage and refused to disclose the scale of the company's intended investment in commodity trading. He only said that Tether is carefully formulating its strategy. Paolo Ardoino explained: "We are interested in exploring the possibilities of different commodity transactions. The future potential is huge, but we may not disclose how much we intend to invest in commodity trading. We are still formulating our strategy." It is reported that Tether plans to provide an alternative to traditional loans that can simplify payments and transactions and avoid the strict regulatory conditions of traditional financial institutions.