Tether just updated its website to clarify that each of its USDT stablecoin tokens, which it used to claim were “always backed 1-to-1 with traditional currency,” are backed by assets other than fiat currency.
Last month's attack on Tether contains a cautionary tale: Only those coins that can survive such attacks have the slightest chance of becoming the “holy grail" of stablecoins.
A new report examines the growth of the stablecoin trend, the differences between the growing number of stablecoins in circulation, and whether they truly work to lower volatility in the market.