My Appearance on ‘When the Music Stops’ with Aviv Milner

In part one of a two part episode, Bennett Tomlin discusses the legal issues, liquidity problems and spotty history surrounding Tether. Tether is the largest stable coin in the cryptocurrency space, with more than 60 billion USD equivalent in circulation. It acts as the the shadow bank for a majority of exchanges worldwide, exchanges like Binance and Bitfinex. In 2014 Tether made a promise that each unit of Tether would be 1-to-1 backed by a real dollar. Since then, a lot has changed. Check out Bennett's work on his blog: https://bennettftomlin.com/ Find him and his partner in crime on twitter: @BennettTomlin @CasPiancey @CryptoCriticPod Their latest show on Tether and other scams: https://cryptocriticscorner.com/ Want to come on the podcast? Reach out to me at aviv@blacktieconsultants.com Special thanks to the r/buttcoin community for encouraging skeptical inquiry. And special thanks to @Bitfinexed Upcoming podcasts: David Gerard MicroStrategy Inquiries And more! — Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/when-the-music-stops/message

Continuing on the discussion of systemic risks associated with Tether, Bennett describes additional risks in the broader cryptocurrency space. He talks Binance as well as MakerDao & Dai. For those who don't know, Dai is a crypto-collateral stable coin which allows users to interact with smart-contracts on the Ethereum blockchain and take out loans (denominated in Dai) against their cryptocurrency. Bennett describes the contraversial and potentially dangerous move by the decentralized band of merry bankers to use a tether-like stable coin as collateral (USDC). We also discuss the nature of the bubble/ponzi that is the cryptocurrency space as it currently stands. Check out Bennett's work on his blog: https://bennettftomlin.com/ Find him and his partner in crime on twitter: @BennettTomlin @CasPiancey @CryptoCriticPod Their latest show on Tether and other scams: https://cryptocriticscorner.com/ Want to come on the podcast? Reach out to me at aviv@blacktieconsultants.com Special thanks to the r/buttcoin community for encouraging skeptical inquiry. And special thanks to @Bitfinexed for positive direction and regular ideas. Upcoming podcasts: David Gerard MicroStrategy Inquiries And more! — Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/when-the-music-stops/message