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Cryptocurrency Ecosystem => Stable Coins Forum => Topic started by: fitload on October 19, 2018, 02:44:56 PM
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Stablecoins have found a new supporter in the form of billionaire investor and entrepreneur, as well as one of the most vocal cryptocurrency advocates Mike Novogratz.
Speaking in an interview, Novogratz, whose Galaxy Digital investment company is active in the cryptocurrency space, said he favored alternative stablecoins pegged to the U.S. dollar with known U.S. banking connections.
Despite being positive on the general outlook for stable coins, Novogratz found fault with the world’s largest stable coin and eighth largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, Tether USDT.
According to Mike Novogratz, Tether’s lack of transparency is the leading reason behind the stablecoin’s recent troubles, Bloomberg reports.
“I think Tether didn’t do a great job in terms of creating transparency,” Novogratz said.
Being a stablecoin, Tether’s price has remained fixed at $1. Recently, however, the coin has fluctuated in its price, even dropping as low as $0.91, leading to investors...
Read More: https://news.bitzamp.com/crypto-bull-mike-novogratz-criticizes-tether-stating-it-didnt-do-a-good-job-on-transparency/ (https://news.bitzamp.com/crypto-bull-mike-novogratz-criticizes-tether-stating-it-didnt-do-a-good-job-on-transparency/)