What is Tether (USDT) in cryptocurrency? A thorough explanation of the Tether issue, its truth, features, exchanges where you can buy it, and future prospects.
The cryptocurrency Tether (USDT) has been a topic of discussion due to the Tether issue that occurred at the end of January 2018, but it remains a high-profile cryptocurrency as it ranks 8th in market capitalization.
This article introduces six aspects about Tether.
- Overview of Tether
- What is Tether's purpose
- Characteristics of Tether
- The truth about the Tether problem
- Exchanges where you can buy Tether
- The future of Tether
By reading about Tether's future, you will understand whether Tether's value will rise in the future, so please read to the end.
Now, let's take a closer look at Tether.
What is cryptocurrency Tether (USDT)
Cryptocurrency Tether is issued by the US company Tether Holdings Limited in February 2015 and is a cryptocurrency linked to the value of the US dollar, which is legal tender in the United States.
Tether is also called a peg currency and has been developed with the aim of linking its value to other currencies to stabilize prices.
And because Tether is pegged to the US dollar, its price remains stable so that 1 USDT equals 1 USD for trading.
For example, if the US dollar is 110 yen, Tether will also be 110 yen.
And if the US dollar becomes 120 yen, Tether will also become 120 yen.
In other words, Tether has aspects of both fiat currency and cryptocurrency.
The following photo illustrates the concept.
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Tether's mechanism is simple: to stabilize price, Tether issues an amount of Tether equal to the cash deposited in the Tether company's bank.
The reason Tether stabilizes prices is that most cryptocurrencies experience large price fluctuations and are mostly used for speculative purposes.
Therefore, to stabilize cryptocurrency prices, Tether links to fiat currencies with low price fluctuations such as the US dollar or Japanese yen,and digitizes the value of money as is(cryptographically).
In other words, Tether meansthat it always holds cash equivalent to the amount issued.
Features of cryptocurrency Tether (USDT)
Tether's features can be broadly divided into the following three:
- Value backed by Proof of Reserve
- A cryptocurrency that takes only the best aspects of fiat currency and cryptocurrency
- There is a central administrator and counterparty risk
The three points above will be explained in more detail.
Value backed by Proof of Reserve (PoR)
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