{"id":379926,"date":"2019-04-26T20:00:26","date_gmt":"2019-04-26T20:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ktsl888.com\/?p=379926"},"modified":"2024-06-11T07:39:48","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T07:39:48","slug":"tether-turmoil-twist-stolen-reserves-proves-crypto-stablecoin-was-once-backed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ktsl888.com\/news\/tether-turmoil-twist-stolen-reserves-proves-crypto-stablecoin-was-once-backed\/","title":{"rendered":"Tether Turmoil Twist: Stolen Reserves Proves Crypto Stablecoin Was Once Backed"},"content":{"rendered":"

The crypt<\/a>o community is in an uproar following the New York State\u2019s Attorney General\u2019s office accusation<\/a> that prominent crypto exchange Bitfinex \u2013 tied closely to the controversial stablecoin Tether<\/a> \u2013 had hidden a $850 million loss at the hands of a capital management company.<\/span><\/p>\n

While the news caused a steep, widespread selloff across the crypto market<\/a>, there is some good news buried deep within the Tether turmoil: the fact that $850 million was stolen from Bitfinex could be the best proof yet that Tether is or was backed by fiat reserves as the parent company claims.<\/span><\/p>\n

Erik Voorhees: Bitfinex \u201cDrama\u201d Disproves The Bitfinex\u2019ed Conspiracy Theory<\/span><\/h2>\n

Tether and its sister company Bitfinex<\/a>, both have been the subject of much controversy in recent years. Tether, has been accused of a full gamut of shay behaviors, but none so damning as the claim that all Tether\u2019s in reserve aren\u2019t backed by a corresponding US dollar. Tether has also been at the center of an investigation on Bitcoin price<\/a> manipulation, and has had a negative reputation across the crypto industry.<\/span><\/p>\n

Regardless of the negativity and controversy surrounding the stablecoin, it\u2019s widely used by traders seeking a safe haven from falling cryptocurrency prices.<\/span><\/p>\n

Related Reading | Tether And Bitfinex Legal Imbroglio Tanks Bitcoin Price By 5.8% In Minutes<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

But last night\u2019s news saw crypto investors fleeing for the safety of other stablecoins, and even Bitcoin, as the price of the leading crypto bounced as investors fled Bitfinex by cashing out their Tethers for BTC, and then moving them off the exchange en masse. The exodus was publicized via Twitter<\/a>, highlighting each blockchain transaction moving funds away from the accused exchange.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Ironically, this latest Bitfinex drama may be the one thing that disproves the \u201cBitfinex\u2019ed\u201d conspiracy theory. If USD in that amount was seized\/stolen\/held by Crypto Capital, then the USD backing Tether DID actually exist after all. @Bitfinexed<\/a> claim was that USD never existed.<\/p>\n

— Erik Voorhees (@ErikVoorhees) April 26, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n