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by raverbashing 1196 days ago
Tether is pretty much being propped up by thoughts and prayers at this point
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Tether has successfully maintained its peg for nearly 10 years now, despite being an enemy of the US government. That is actually an incredible achievement.
It helps that you can only turn it into real money in 100k chunks.
You can turn it into real money in any amount by selling it on the market. Market makers will handle the “100k chunks” problem for you.
Exactly. It’s a neat way to prevent a run, especially if the market makers are acting in cahoots.