Re:Tether Required Recapitalization in May 2022
by lottin on Friday May 20, 2022 @03:54PM
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Full collateralisation isn't enough to rule out a run on USDT, since the value of the collateral can vary depending on market conditions. We can be certain that one USDT will always be redeemable for one USD, as long as USDT is fully backed with USD, but we already know from the attestations this is not the case.
Re:Tether Required Recapitalization in May 2022
by DebtDeflation on Friday May 20, 2022 @05:24PM
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Right, I'm assuming collateralization by bank accounts, money market accounts, and short term Treasuries. Not commercial paper issued by Binance and Bitfinex.
There's a nuance here.
If Tether IS full collateralized, then it does not matter since a run on Tether is by definition impossible.
If Tether IS NOT fully collateralized then it may or may not matter depending on the size of the run and the ability of Bitfinex etc. to contribute capital.