Tethers are not backed by USD . The value of reserves like commercial papers can not be evaluated without more transparency and an audit. It is also true for banks do not back all their deposits with cash equivalents. This approach is called fractional banking.
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U.S. Senate Banking Committee chairman Sherrod Brown recently sent a letter to Tether Holdings Limited CEO Jean-Louis van der Velde expressing concerns about stablecoins and seeking answers by next month.
Read moreWho is Tether founder?
Founded in July 2014 by Brock Pierce, Craig Sellars, and Reeve Collins , Tether (USDT), originally known as “Realcoin”, is a cryptocurrency commonly known as a “stablecoin” that aims to keep a fixed 1:1 exchange ratio with the U.S. dollar.
Read moreDoes Tether still exist?
According to a study by CryptoCompare, a global cryptocurrency market data provider, bitcoin to Tether trading still represents the majority of BTC traded into fiat or stablecoin . In February 2021, 57% of all bitcoin trading was done in USDT. 5 Tether remains a major source of liquidity for the cryptocurrency market.
Read moreIs Tether a good investment 2020?
Tether can be bought on most major cryptocurrency exchanges, but should you invest, considering its history and outlook? Tether, despite having many issues in the past, continues to be a very stable cryptocurrency that is stronger for having gotten past its problems mostly unscathed — thus far, at least.
Read moreIs Tether trustworthy?
Tether is not a central bank, bank or regulated in any way by any country other than British Virgin Islands . It is not audited, has been fined by financial regulators for financial misconduct and revealed that its stablecoin is mostly not backed by the US dollar. Yet, tether still trades at about a dollar.
Read moreWhat is the future of USDT?
Tether (USDT/USD) price prediction At the time of writing (16 March) according to Trading Beasts’ Tether (USDT/USD) price forecast, by the end of 2022, the average Tether future price was expected to be $1.27 although its peak could be $1.6 .
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