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The biggest risk to USDT may not be a sudden depeg. It’s the loss of trust in the institutions behind it.
On September 28, a U.S. Senate Democratic investigation examined 846 wallets sanctioned or targeted for seizure over links to Iran and its regional proxies. Investigators reported that 84% had transacted exclusively or almost exclusively in USDT.
That finding concerns those specific wallets, not the wider population of USDT users.
On October 8, Senator Richard Blumenthal requested information from Cantor Fitzgerald about its relationship with Tether, including asset custody and business arrangements. The inquiry is not proof of wrongdoing.
Here’s the distinction I pay attention to when evaluating stablecoins:
A reliable dollar peg and trustworthy financial controls are two different things.
Trading near $1 does not, by itself, establish the quality of a stablecoin’s reserves, redemption arrangements or compliance systems.
But regulatory scrutiny alone does not prove USDT is about to lose its peg, either.
My focus would be on the companies’ responses, credible reserve disclosures, substantiated compliance findings, and any actual signs of stress in USDT’s price or liquidity.
A stablecoin’s price tells us where it trades. It doesn’t tell us everything about the institutions supporting that price.
What matters more for long-term stablecoin trust: reliable redemptions, transparent reserves, or strong compliance?
$USDT #Tether #Stablecoins #CryptoRegulation #BinanceSquare
Not financial advice. The inquiry is ongoing, and allegations are not established findings of wrongdoing.
The biggest risk to USDT may not be a sudden depeg. It’s the loss of trust in the institutions behind it.
On September 28, a U.S. Senate Democratic investigation examined 846 wallets sanctioned or targeted for seizure over links to Iran and its regional proxies. Investigators reported that 84% had transacted exclusively or almost exclusively in USDT.
That finding concerns those specific wallets, not the wider population of USDT users.
On October 8, Senator Richard Blumenthal requested information from Cantor Fitzgerald about its relationship with Tether, including asset custody and business arrangements. The inquiry is not proof of wrongdoing.
Here’s the distinction I pay attention to when evaluating stablecoins:
A reliable dollar peg and trustworthy financial controls are two different things.
Trading near $1 does not, by itself, establish the quality of a stablecoin’s reserves, redemption arrangements or compliance systems.
But regulatory scrutiny alone does not prove USDT is about to lose its peg, either.
My focus would be on the companies’ responses, credible reserve disclosures, substantiated compliance findings, and any actual signs of stress in USDT’s price or liquidity.
A stablecoin’s price tells us where it trades. It doesn’t tell us everything about the institutions supporting that price.
What matters more for long-term stablecoin trust: reliable redemptions, transparent reserves, or strong compliance?
$USDT #Tether #Stablecoins #CryptoRegulation #BinanceSquare
Not financial advice. The inquiry is ongoing, and allegations are not established findings of wrongdoing.