Attestations are not "pinky promises". They are third party verifications of the data: https://www.ispartnersllc.com/blog/defining-attestation-assurance-auditi

Attestations are not "pinky promises". They are third party verifications of the data: https://www.ispartnersllc.com/blog/defining-attestation-assurance-auditing/#:~:text=One%20of%20the%20things%20to,compared%20to%20a%20stated%20purpose%2C https://www.ispartnersllc.com/blog/defining-attestation-assu... Moreover, there's no need for private organizations to adopt the toxic neuroticism that deems anything not under the supervision of a single government authority (e.g. the Federal Reserve system) to be like a contagion to be avoided. This kind of strategy seems to be based on a zero-risk cognitive bias, rather than a rational cost-benefit analysis. Over-reacting to risk can be just as destructive as under-reacting.