IT BEGINS !!

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  1. Goldmiester

    Goldmiester Active Member

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    I am by no means an expert, far from it, but to me the article was written well and followed a logical pattern. Which part of it do you disagree with?
     
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  2. BuggedOut

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    Tether has been a systemic risk in the crypto space for years now. I was warning about it over 3 years ago and even though I expected it to collapse during the bear market of 2018 it's still hanging around.

    https://steemit.com/bitcoin/@buggedout/5-reasons-i-sold-my-cryptos

    Check the date on that post. It was just weeks before BTC topped out in 2017. Tether is still in play today and the flippening threat has abated but the other 3 of my 5 reasons and commentary were spot on. For what it's worth I see more upside ahead for the crypto market in 2021 ;)
     
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    Saw that tether market cap is $24 billion. If the SEC wants to investigate, the exchanges will go bankrupt if they have to refund the tether credits for real money. This means exchanges are dangerous to invest in. The exchanges will also sue the people who deposited tether, it will be a huge mess that will take 10 years to resolve through the courts. Bitcoin will be trashed big time but that will be a good entry point.

    The Fed is very quiet recently, maybe they are busy with the new Fed coin. :D
     
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  4. mmm....shiney!

    mmm....shiney! Administrator Staff Member Silver Stacker

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    Nonsense
     
  5. sgbuyer

    sgbuyer Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    I've read somewhere about governments can block crypto internet traffic based on TCP ports or IP addresses. Unlikely to happen in the major countries, US, Germany, Japan, but ISPs could still block them on a commercial basis. Having said, I think "legalised" cryptos will have a bright future.
     
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    No. Please stop with the FUD. Crypto traffic can not be blocked like that, exchanges will not be going bankrupt if Tether fails and they won't be suing people who deposited Tether. Your last two posts are loaded with garbage FUD.

    Please do your own research but also make sure you know what you're talking about before posting stuff like this.
     
  7. 66rounds

    66rounds Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    The tether scam makes perfect sense. If it manages to topple Bitcoin, people will go around screaming for their nanny states to regulate it. The nanny's will say see you can't be trusted with private crypto, ban them, and then whip out their completely centralised gov coins.
     
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    sgbuyer Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    It's unlikely that private cryptos would be banned but regulation is a sure thing and big tech will be the enforcer and at the same time, roll out their own crypto, such as FB's Libra.
     
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    Cool story bro o_O (sorry, couldn't help myself)

    Tether MC = 25B.
    Bitcoin MC = 623B.
     
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    66rounds Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    Just brainstorming. But I guess you missed the part in the article about Bitcoin inflows? Market cap is irrelevant if they're issuing free "unbacked" tether.
     
  11. mmm....shiney!

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    I don't get free Tether.

    I doubt the instos get free tether.
     
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    66rounds Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    Until Tether Ltd are more transparent with their supposedly 100% USD backed coin, we will never know. This represents a significant risk. Maybe the SEC lawsuit will reveal more.
     
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    Removed, off topic
     
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  16. mmm....shiney!

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    Ironic really. Calls for Tether to declare that they're 100% backed by a fiat currency that is backed by reputation and legislation only. ;)

    Which bigger exchanges don't list it it?
     
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    66rounds Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    Coinbase and Bitstamp as mentioned in the article.
     
  18. mmm....shiney!

    mmm....shiney! Administrator Staff Member Silver Stacker

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    Coinbase has it's own stable coin it's promoting so it's not going to list Tether.

    Bitstamp? Nope. There are 10 exchanges bigger than it offering Tether.
     
  19. JohnnyBravo300

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    So much 3rd 4th and 5th party risk haha.
    Ballsy.
     
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