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by basch 1634 days ago
>obvious Ponzi schemes like Tether

a ponzi scheme pays out dividends or interest from deposits. unless tether is taking money from tether sales and paying it out to holders a kickback, it doesnt fit the definition.

printing shares of tether and having more shares out than underlying collateral (which im not accusing them of doing) is just fractional reserve lending...