Ripple's Brad Garlinghouse said last week that the U.S. is targeting Tether's USDT stablecoin, and Tether's CEO appears to have responded to the insinuation, triggering what could be the beginning of a clash of two crypto titans.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has clarified his misconstrued statement regarding USDT stablecoin issuer and US regulatory crackdown.

Tether CTO Paolo Ardoino criticized Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse for supposedly spreading fear about USDT. In a recent interview, Garlinghouse highlighted the negative implications of the US government’s recent scrutiny of USDT.

Garlinghouse criticizes the SEC and the U.S. government regarding Tether. Tether maintained dominance despite controversies, indicating resilience. In a recent development, Ripple [XRP] CEO Brad Garlinghouse was found taking a U-turn from his bold remarks against Tether [USDT].

Paolo Ardoino, Tether’s CEO, stirred up a storm on Twitter by calling out Brad Garlinghouse, the CEO of Ripple, amid SEC investigations and the launch of Ripple’s stablecoin. Ardoino branded Garlinghouse as “an uninformed CEO,

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino has slammed Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse’s remarks that the US government is “going after” Tether (USDT) as mere “FUD.” The Tether CEO also hit back at Garlinghouse as a CEO at the helm of a company currently under investigation by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).