Would A 30% Bitcoin Price Crash Be Devastating For Tether’s USDT? Here’s The ...
Tether, the issuer of USDT, has long been considered one of the most stable assets in the crypto market, but a recent report suggests that a crash in the Bitcoin price could jeopardize the stablecoin’s solvency. Arthur Hayes, co-founder and CIO of BitMEX, has revealed that a portion of USDT’s reserves is allocated to BTC, […]
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The England High Court of Justice recently ruled that Tether’s stablecoin USDT is a property. Crypto commentator GS has highlighted what this means for the stablecoin going forward, including how it could lead to increased adoption. Related Reading: Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Surges: Miners Face Toughest Conditions Yet What The UK Court Ruling Means For USDT […]
The uncertainty around stablecoins had begun with the UST crash and inevitably spilled unto others such as USDT. This uncertainty has continued to linger weeks after the crash leading to investors moving out of stablecoins. The aftermath of the UST crash has left USDT as the most challenged stablecoin in the space and has seen […]
Tether’s USDT stablecoin dominates crypto market volumes but data shows its $15.7B market cap does not negatively impact Bitcoin’s volume. Tether’s (USDT) stablecoin has been the leading base pair for cryptocurrencies for over eighteen months. This is a rather impressive feat given the ongoing court case with the New York Attorney General and the other frequent rumors that USDT is not sufficiently backed or subject to regulators' reach. USDT has also been the dominant stablecoin in China even though the country banned cryptocurrency exchanges in 2017. This is because large exchanges like....
Wall Street Journal's Jean Eaglesham and Vicky Ge Huang suggested that such a “thin cushion of equity” could cause mayhem in the market if Tether’s liabilities were to outweigh its assets. An article in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) has claimed that Tether’s balance sheet is in a position that even a 0.3% drop in value of its reserve assets could “render Tether technically insolvent.”In an Aug. 27 report, WSJ journalists Jean Eaglesham and Vicky Ge Huang focused on the cloudy nature of Tether’s USDT reserves and its long-awaited audit that has been in the works since 2017. Eaglesham and....