Tether - The Not So Stable "Stable-Coin"

in tether •  6 years ago  (edited)

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I started writing about increased Tether risks 4 days ago based on price action I was monitoring on Binance Here and then again last night Here. Last night's price action after that 2nd post was not boring. I was sound asleep otherwise I probably would have traded this. Although I don't think Tether will survive long term, I think the recent action was a bit of an overreaction based on what we know so far, but the market is almost always smarter than any 1 person.

After hitting a high of $1.24 (USDT) versus the Binance Stablecoin - True USD (TUSD), we have since pulled back to around $1.09. That is a huge move for 2 cryptos that are "pegged" to the value of a dollar.

Binance even suspended withdrawals of Tether at one point for approximately 30 minutes due to a twitter rumor they were delisting the coin.

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I don't know the future of Tether, nobody really does at this point, but for me, there is too much risk in holding any value in the coin. The crypto market has been rife with fraud and greed and where there is smoke there is usually fire.

In hindsight, there were so many warning signs that Bit-Connect was a fraud too.

Bitfinex and Tether could easily make all of the FUD and uncertainty go away with a full audit from a major accounting firm and to me, their refusal to do so is all I need to know to stay away. There are plenty of warning signs on this one too.

My Previous Tether Posts:

https://steemit.com/markets/@matthewwarn/tether-when-is-a-dollar-not-worth-a-full-dollar

https://steemit.com/tether/@matthewwarn/tether-still-showing-weakness-i-d-get-out-of-tether-while-you-still-can

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  ·  6 years ago (edited)

Ha! A “stable” crypto-coin listed on an un-auditted exchange, based on a fiat dollar note backed by debt — ummm, yeah, staying away from this one is prolly a good idea!

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When you put it that way, it makes it sound like its not legit bawahahaha!!!

I know right, wtf!!!?

Tether = Bitfinex
news says bitfinex plays on bitcoin price !!

ya

Why would a coin that is supposed to be worth only $1 be trading for $1.24?! Are people crazy? Even if it could be proven that there is financial backing for it, why would you pay a 24% premium? The only reason I can see for that is if there are no other options and you need it to get into a different asset. Thanks for keeping us up to date.

It was a 24% discount. Its now trading for a 9% discount. So you can buy a Tether for .91 worth of Bitcoin but since Fiat withdrawls are suspended, you can't cash it out "temporarily"...that is the risk.

Whoops, I had it backwards. Ha ha. I'm still not sure I would have bought it. That's a big discount, but if it's on an asset that likely has no value I'm not sure it's worth it unless you're certain the price will rebound and you'll be able to get out.

Kinda like buying oceanfront property in Arizona. Come to think of it, I haven't heard that song in a while...

I've never liked Tether. I get why people use it, but am eager to see alternatives like DAI and DGX get adoption.

I dont see the point in these 'stable coins' in such a volatile space. as we have seen with SBD it has fluctuated pretty widely!

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