According to TechFlow, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said in a post: "I am not attacking Tether in the podcast... What I am going to say next is that I think Tether is an extremely important part of the ecosystem. My point is that the U.S. government has made it clear that they want to strengthen their control over the issuers of dollar-backed stablecoins, so as the largest issuer, Tether has become their focus."

Earlier, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said in an interview that the next law enforcement target of the US government is USDT issuer Tether.