Re:UST Stablecoin Loses Dollar Peg
by jjtheblunt on Monday May 09, 2022 @08:18PM
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Is that not the case for blockchains because the wallet ids do not divulge identities?
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Re:UST Stablecoin Loses Dollar Peg
by pcthrowaway on Monday May 09, 2022 @08:30PM
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Two points:
- Government agencies can ascertain the identities of virtually all accounts with Chainalysis, following the money to the fiat entry/exit points.
- Even with a theoretical anonymous account, with centralized stablecoins like USDC or USDT, the balance held by that account can be frozen because the issuers of those tokens have crafted their token contracts such that they maintain the ability to mark certain addresses as incapable of transfer
Took 17 responses, but I think your second point answers my question. Thank you.
>wallet ids do not divulge identities
Theoretically yes, but in practice no. A quick search turns up https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/129133/tether-freezes-ov... for instance