The Ledger

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Opinion
Dixon: US stablecoin regulation perversely incentivizes offshore evasion
“USDC gets all the attention from the regulators and the other ones are ignored. And it creates this perverse incentive where it actually, I think, incentivizes people to be offshore, more aggressive, because they don't get the scrutiny, and the people that wan…”
Chris Dixon Jun 27, 2022 ▶ 33:06 Chris Dixon – Frameworks and Investing at Scale (EP.258, Crypto for Institutions 2, EP.05)
Insight
Centralized stablecoins like USDC and Tether ultimately determine canonical chain forks
“And now it's just which chain does USDC and Tether go to? Because they can't duplicate the offline reserves. When the chain forks, they really are going to determine the real chain.”
Olaf Carlson-Wee Jun 23, 2022 ▶ 50:53 Olaf Carlson-Wee – The Future of Crypto (EP.257, Crypto for Institutions 2 – EP.04)
Insight
Forman: Holding USDT or USDC Carries Issuer Counterparty Risk Like Bank Deposits
“So if you own USDT, you're taking tether counterparty risk. How do you price that? What return do you need to earn to make that worth your while? If you own USDC, you're taking kind of circle counterparty risk, and you're making a bet on their risk management.…”
Ben Forman Jun 20, 2022 ▶ 35:53 Ben Forman – Opportunities in DeFi (EP.256, Crypto for Institutions 2, EP.03)
Assertion Supported
Forman: Fiat-Backed Stablecoins Account for About 75% of Stablecoin Market
“So of the two hundred billion, about a hundred and fifty billion are fiat backed stable coins. The largest one is Tether. The second largest one is USDC, and then there are longer tail of others.”
Ben Forman Jun 20, 2022 ▶ 33:59 Ben Forman – Opportunities in DeFi (EP.256, Crypto for Institutions 2, EP.03)
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