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Re:Tether Withdrawals Top $10B by lottin on Tuesday May 24, 2022 @04:50PM (#31497422)
A stablecoin that was fully backed with dollar reserves would be fail-proof. The problem is such a stablecoin would also be unprofitable, because the issuer would have expenses but no revenue. The way they generate revenue is by investing part or all of their reserves in assets that generate a return. However, as soon as they do that, the stablecoin is no longer fail-proof because these investments are not risk-free.
Re:Tether Withdrawals Top $10B by User23 on Tuesday May 24, 2022 @05:14PM (#31497601)
The risk-free rate of return is generally greater than 0%, so with a large enough issuance I imagine it could be done safely. But "don't get greedy" is a commonly ignored principle.