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Peter
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  • Tether is a cryptocurrency stablecoin pegged to the US dollar and according to its website, backed 100% by Tether’s reserves. It is owned by iFinex, which is a Hong Kong registered company that also owns the crypto exchange BitFinex.
  • Launched in 2014 as RealCoin, and later rebranded as Tether in November 2014, Tether has been trading as of February 2015.
  • It has so far racked up $25.6B in volume and has a market cap of around $66.49B. It is also the 3rd largest cryptocurrency after Bitcoin and Ethereum.
  • Tether supports Bitcoins Omni and Liquid protocols along with Ethereum, Tron, EOS, Algorand, Solana & OMG network.
  • Paolo A - Chief Technology Officer at BitFinex
Questions
  • Can you share a summarised version of your story from your work as a developer to now being the Chief Technology Officer at BitFinex ✅
    • Where did this passion for the finance sector or financial markets come about? ✅
  • READ NOTES
  • Talk us through Tether’s journey from 2014 until now, specifically as it relates to transparency for users ✅
  • The global habit is to gage the value of a currency by comparing it to the dollar, we at Sats & Gwei - our weekly updates podcast - do exactly that, it is not difficult to imagine them that a stablecoin like Tether can offer opportunities for those whose currencies may not be at the top of the coin chain. ✅
    • How can it act as a tool for financial inclusion and an inflation hedge specifically for emerging markets like the African continent and for the unbanked? ✅
  • Tether’s involvement in promoting financial freedom and access to information ✅
  • What is Tether Gold and why is it relevant in today’s world that we live in? ✅
  • You were at the Africa Bitcoin Conference in Ghana this past year, what can you share about the experience there, are people in Ghana and Africa embracing blockchain technology and very specifically, crypto?
    • What plans do you have for Africa?
  • It would be remiss of me not to ask this, what can you tell us about USDT’s undeniable connection to FTX?
    • Has Tether been able to maintain a reasonable level of trust with the users after the past few months.
  • 3 words on how you feel about the space?
  • There is a world yet to be discovered, and this time, Africa is at the core of the table.
BanklessDAO
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Operations Department
Operations Department
/
📖
Notion Administration
/
Top-Level BanklessDAO Notion Pages
Top-Level BanklessDAO Notion Pages
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🌐
Bankless Global
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🏴
Bankless Africa
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🎙️
PODCAST POD
/
🎙️
BANKLESS AFRICA PODCAST
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USDT
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USDT

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Published
Platform used
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Recorded link
Date & Time
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Episode
307
Guest & Project
Peter
show note
Season
Property
Notes
  • Tether is a cryptocurrency stablecoin pegged to the US dollar and according to its website, backed 100% by Tether’s reserves. It is owned by iFinex, which is a Hong Kong registered company that also owns the crypto exchange BitFinex.
  • Launched in 2014 as RealCoin, and later rebranded as Tether in November 2014, Tether has been trading as of February 2015.
  • It has so far racked up $25.6B in volume and has a market cap of around $66.49B. It is also the 3rd largest cryptocurrency after Bitcoin and Ethereum.
  • Tether supports Bitcoins Omni and Liquid protocols along with Ethereum, Tron, EOS, Algorand, Solana & OMG network.
  • Paolo A - Chief Technology Officer at BitFinex
Questions
  • Can you share a summarised version of your story from your work as a developer to now being the Chief Technology Officer at BitFinex ✅
    • Where did this passion for the finance sector or financial markets come about? ✅
  • READ NOTES
  • Talk us through Tether’s journey from 2014 until now, specifically as it relates to transparency for users ✅
  • The global habit is to gage the value of a currency by comparing it to the dollar, we at Sats & Gwei - our weekly updates podcast - do exactly that, it is not difficult to imagine them that a stablecoin like Tether can offer opportunities for those whose currencies may not be at the top of the coin chain. ✅
    • How can it act as a tool for financial inclusion and an inflation hedge specifically for emerging markets like the African continent and for the unbanked? ✅
  • Tether’s involvement in promoting financial freedom and access to information ✅
  • What is Tether Gold and why is it relevant in today’s world that we live in? ✅
  • You were at the Africa Bitcoin Conference in Ghana this past year, what can you share about the experience there, are people in Ghana and Africa embracing blockchain technology and very specifically, crypto?
    • What plans do you have for Africa?
  • It would be remiss of me not to ask this, what can you tell us about USDT’s undeniable connection to FTX?
    • Has Tether been able to maintain a reasonable level of trust with the users after the past few months.
  • 3 words on how you feel about the space?
  • There is a world yet to be discovered, and this time, Africa is at the core of the table.