Jean-Louis van der Velde
Co-Founder and CEO at Tether · Co-Founder and CEO at Bitfinex
Jean-Louis van der Velde co-founded Bitfinex in and serves as its CEO. He is also the co-founder and CEO of Tether (USDT).
News Mentions
Tether froze $344M of Iran's stablecoin holdings. Now they're down to two options: the yuan and Bitcoin. "Bitcoin is the only emergent financial technology that works as a neutral settlement layer in an increasingly trustless and fractured world order." - @JoeConsorti
RT @CointelegraphMT: ⚡️ RESEARCH: Stablecoin issuers silently pocketed nearly 50% of all onchain fees in the last 30 days. Tether alone ca…
“Bitfinex margin longs expanded to 82,681 $BTC last week, the highest reading since November 2023 and an 88 percent increase from July 2025 lows.” - @TheBlockCo Our data. Bitfinex Alpha tracks it every week. ✅ Full read 👇 https://t.co/Aeum3gLVvE
The total RWA market cap reaches $42.0 billion. 🏦 Leading issuers: @SkyMoney @Securitize @OndoFinance @circle @tether @FranklnTempletn ⛓️ Leading chains: @ethereum @BNBCHAIN @XRPLF @zksync @solana @StellarOrg Issuers & chains to watch 👇 https://t.co/xj2qIpit8D
🏦 How CEX Tokens Performed in 2026 CEX tokens continue to struggle in 2026, with only ethereum:0x2af5d2ad76741191d15dfe7bf6ac92d4bd912ca3 (@bitfinex) remaining in positive territory YTD. ethereum:0x2af5d2ad76741191d15dfe7bf6ac92d4bd912ca3 +4.59% ethereum:0x925206b8a707096ed26ae47c84747fe0bb734f59
RT @paoloardoino: Tether AI hackathon 🤖🤖
LATEST: ⚡ Bitfinex-backed Stable launched StableEarn, a USDT yield product tied to real-world assets including US Treasurys and gold. https://t.co/6dP0NUxKz5
RT @eurocbull1: In 2021, euro stablecoins were basically nonexistent. Today: USD stablecoins are ~$298B @tether with solana:Es9vMFrzaCE…
Stable Chain Launches USDT Institutional Yield Product for Tether
With Central Bank’s Blessing, Georgia Taps Tether for 'Official' Stablecoin