Coin Metrics co-founder takes aim at WSJ's Tether FUD

Coin Metrics co-founder takes aim at WSJ's Tether FUD

Reputable data analyst fires back at "wild theories" about Tether reported by the Wall Street Journal. The co-founder of crypto data and insights firm Coin Metrics has fired back at yet another article in mainstream media claiming that the “Bitcoin bubble” has been driven by Tether.Nic Carter, a former Fidelity crypto asset analyst and Castle Island Ventures partner, slammed the Wall Street Journal article titled “Behind the Bitcoin Bubble” by Andy Kessler, alleging that it verged on “journalistic malpractice”.“Normally, if you are a columnist writing in one of the most respected financial....


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