It was supposed to be backed 1:1 with USD, until they decided to make gains. Now they’re having to mint more Tether to “keep up” with USD, by backing itself with crypto currencies.
So a self-feeding fire… wait til everyone wants to cash out and the 1:1 is proven to not exist.
Tether is what I would compare it too.
It was supposed to be backed 1:1 with USD, until they decided to make gains. Now they’re having to mint more Tether to “keep up” with USD, by backing itself with crypto currencies.
So a self-feeding fire… wait til everyone wants to cash out and the 1:1 is proven to not exist.
Exactly. Given enough time every certificate system will devolve into a similar fraud. Even the constitutional US dollar wasn’t immune.