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Re:Tether starting to lose its peg too, after Terra did by xur17 on Thursday May 12, 2022 @06:57AM (#31352140)
> There are people "in crypto" who believe the FDIC will make good any losses on their investments

Do you have a source for this? I'm heavily involved "in crypto", and have not seen any indications of beliefs like this.

Re:Tether starting to lose its peg too, after Terra did by h2odragon on Thursday May 12, 2022 @07:08AM (#31352234)
Source: A couple of conversations with people in real life. If circumstances had been different these people would've been pushing Amway or similar.
Re:Tether starting to lose its peg too, after Terra did by lupire on Thursday May 12, 2022 @08:12AM (#31352832)
Cryptocurrency is Amway for boys.
Re:Tether starting to lose its peg too, after Terra did by teedeepee on Thursday May 12, 2022 @08:27AM (#31353014)
On r/gemini (named after the NYC-based exchange), it's a misconception that I see (and occasionally dispel) very frequently.