Stuart Hoegner

About Stuart Hoegner

Stuart Hoegner has served as general counsel for Tether and its sister company Bitfinex since 2014.

A Canadian certified accountant, Hoegner began his career at Ernst & Young before starting Gaming Counsel Professional Corporation, a boutique law practice that catered to online gambling and cryptocurrency clients.

He was also previously a director of compliance and deputy general counsel at Excapsa Software, an online poker company that became embroiled in a software-facilitated cheating scandal.

He owns an estimated 13% of Tether, the largest issuer of crypto stablecoins.

Tether generated $6.2 billion in profit in 2023 from the interest it generates on customers' collateral.