Date: February 14th, 2018 2:17 PM Author: Concupiscible institution multi-billionaire
ur guess is as good as mine, but my opinion is that you can ride the swings up while the tether printer is a-humming, then exit once there is any sign of instability. momentum trading is less optimal (you dont maximize the amount of money make), but also can help save you from another inevitable 40% downturn when the printer turns off
in general i would not advise going/hodling all in until the tether thing is cleared up and there is a massive correction from that
but this shit is all tea leaves anyway so who knows
Date: February 15th, 2018 9:26 AM Author: Vengeful Lodge Turdskin
At some point in time, there is a Tether/BTC transaction. If people are given a tether, they're essentially given $1 they can exchange for BTC.
They have to print more to keep the price from rising to $1.10. The more demand, the more supply is needed. Filling demand = filling a need/adding value
Date: February 15th, 2018 9:57 AM Author: amber legal warrant
They don't give them out.
They print them, then how are they put into the market? Does the company purchase BTC with them, or sell them to people in the market through the exchanges?
Date: February 15th, 2018 9:56 AM Author: Maroon Aphrodisiac Queen Of The Night Principal's Office
The Tethers model absolutely allows for a 1:1 backing to USD.
The only real time question for me is whether Tethers/Bitfinex are doing shady shit with their money and/or BTC behind the scenes. Knowing crypto, I wouldn't be surprised.
As I said in another thread, the Tethers model allows them to make money when Bitcoin rises. My question is whether they sell their BTC immediately to ensure the 1:1 backing, or if the market is declining, do they sit on the BTC and wait for it to bounce back.
Date: February 15th, 2018 9:59 AM Author: amber legal warrant
It does seem a little "One weird trick"-ish, and crypto is full of fraud, so it is probably somewhat fraudulent. But, whatever, there are extremely good investment opportunities, and I can't stay out of the market just because this one small piece of it is probably shit pure shit.