Tether Ltd., the controversial issuer of the tether stablecoin (USDT), which aims for parity with the U.S. dollar, announced Tuesday that it would reopen account verification for new customers and enable customers to redeem tether for fiat currency directly through its platform.
"Tether is able to return to its original vision of having a wallet for creating and redeeming directly on its own platform without having to rely on a third party," the company said in a post on its website. "This update allows the immediate withdrawal of Tether to fiat (1:1), with the ability to acquire coming soon."
Notably, withdrawals will be subject to a high minimum of $100,000 and significant fees.