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Tethers collapse or fall from the peg would be such a contagion within the entire crypto ecosystem. I would think all crypto holdings are at risk if there are l

Tethers collapse or fall from the peg would be such a contagion within the entire crypto ecosystem. I would think all crypto holdings are at risk if there are large adverse findings in the disclosure.

onlyrealcuzzo 4y ago
Why would Tether collapsing bring down USDC? Theoretically, USDC is backed (or more backed) by dollars. I'm not sure why anyone has ever held a Tether for even 1 second. Even if you believe in it 100% - why not hold something other people believe in more?
- bushbaba 4y ago
  USDC is not backed 1:1 by USD dollar`, they removed that claim. https://cointelegraph.com/news/coinbase-removes-backed-by-us-dollars-claim-for-usdc-stablecoin https://cointelegraph.com/news/coinbase-removes-backed-by-us...
  - charcircuit 4y ago
    The current claim is now: USDC is fully backed by cash and short-dated U.S. government obligations, so that it is always redeemable 1:1 for U.S. dollars.
  - Mizza 4y ago
    I don't know why they all need to play this game. I guess because of their terrible performance after the IPO, they feel the need to make returns and using the reserves for riskier investments is just too tempting. I'm surprised somebody like Chase hasn't started their own stablecoin and proven openly: we're backed 100% by T-Bills. We get some profit from holding your money, but it's small and safe. Why do they all have to be shady?
    - drakythe 4y ago
      Banks did this before the civil war, see https://daily.jstor.org/banks-own-private-currencies-in-19th-century-america/ https://daily.jstor.org/banks-own-private-currencies-in-19th... the article doesn't go into detail, but says that congress "effectively ended the practice" after the Civil War was settled. I suspect that if any bank tried to push out their own Crypto the Fed would have /Questions/ for them and in general it wouldn't work out well for the bank in question.
- ceejayoz 4y ago
  > Why would Tether collapsing bring down USDC? Theoretically, USDC is backed (or more backed) by dollars. Because they're probably doing similar tricks with reserves and non-audit attestations. https://www.coindesk.com/layer2/2022/03/24/correctly-was-wrong-circles-accountant-tweaks-fine-print-of-usdc-attestation/ https://www.coindesk.com/layer2/2022/03/24/correctly-was-wro... "Grant Thornton has switched from calling the $52.3 billion stablecoin’s reserve accounts 'correctly stated' to the more equivocal 'fairly stated.' Here’s why that matters."
aaaaaaaaata 4y ago
> all crypto holdings are at risk Of what, a few months of a 50% dip? Look at the chart, we've seen all of this before.

onlyrealcuzzo 4y ago

Why would Tether collapsing bring down USDC? Theoretically, USDC is backed (or more backed) by dollars. I'm not sure why anyone has ever held a Tether for even 1 second. Even if you believe in it 100% - why not hold something other people believe in more?

bushbaba 4y ago
USDC is not backed 1:1 by USD dollar`, they removed that claim. https://cointelegraph.com/news/coinbase-removes-backed-by-us-dollars-claim-for-usdc-stablecoin https://cointelegraph.com/news/coinbase-removes-backed-by-us...
- charcircuit 4y ago
  The current claim is now: USDC is fully backed by cash and short-dated U.S. government obligations, so that it is always redeemable 1:1 for U.S. dollars.
- Mizza 4y ago
  I don't know why they all need to play this game. I guess because of their terrible performance after the IPO, they feel the need to make returns and using the reserves for riskier investments is just too tempting. I'm surprised somebody like Chase hasn't started their own stablecoin and proven openly: we're backed 100% by T-Bills. We get some profit from holding your money, but it's small and safe. Why do they all have to be shady?
  - drakythe 4y ago
    Banks did this before the civil war, see https://daily.jstor.org/banks-own-private-currencies-in-19th-century-america/ https://daily.jstor.org/banks-own-private-currencies-in-19th... the article doesn't go into detail, but says that congress "effectively ended the practice" after the Civil War was settled. I suspect that if any bank tried to push out their own Crypto the Fed would have /Questions/ for them and in general it wouldn't work out well for the bank in question.
ceejayoz 4y ago
> Why would Tether collapsing bring down USDC? Theoretically, USDC is backed (or more backed) by dollars. Because they're probably doing similar tricks with reserves and non-audit attestations. https://www.coindesk.com/layer2/2022/03/24/correctly-was-wrong-circles-accountant-tweaks-fine-print-of-usdc-attestation/ https://www.coindesk.com/layer2/2022/03/24/correctly-was-wro... "Grant Thornton has switched from calling the $52.3 billion stablecoin’s reserve accounts 'correctly stated' to the more equivocal 'fairly stated.' Here’s why that matters."

aaaaaaaaata 4y ago

> all crypto holdings are at risk Of what, a few months of a 50% dip? Look at the chart, we've seen all of this before.