If you don't plan on holding Tether for a longer time, the chances of some catastrophic pricing event (such as full seizure) are slim. That risk is weighed the

If you don't plan on holding Tether for a longer time, the chances of some catastrophic pricing event (such as full seizure) are slim. That risk is weighed the utility of sending Tethers around. If Tether was somehow backed 100% by an assortment of reputable institutions, it would probably trade at 5% premium to its face value, purely due to its utility.