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I am honestly astounded that the whole tether and bitfinex controversy has not had a greater fallout. For the first time in my life I have non-technical friend
by angusturner 6y ago
I am honestly astounded that the whole tether and bitfinex controversy has not had a greater fallout.
For the first time in my life I have non-technical friends asking me how to invest in cryptocurrency, and I have to explain to them the real risk that there is a huge speculative bubble right now.
I am seeing the DeFi people reinventing all sorts of synthetics, derivatives and highly leveraged trading instruments in the absence of any regulatory oversight and can't help but wonder when there will be a reality check.
Even more worrying is the prospect that we don't get a price correction soon, lulling more retail investors and institutions to expose themselves to BTC. And when the fallout does happen it will hurt the real economy too (you know, the one that actually produces goods and services with value).
Crazy.
- ketamine__ 6y agoYounger people are less risk-averse and more likely to distrust the traditional finance industry because of past meltdowns. Many see BTC as a safer bet than a financial product a bank would sell them. Right or wrong it's a shift in thinking and may be a self-fulfilling prophecy. The crypto economy has created a lot of jobs. As far as I'm concerned that's pretty good value.