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144 sats \ 0 replies \ @freetx 12h \ parent \ on: Tether's Golden Bitcoin, WTH is Backing All of This? (Money Stuff, Matt Levine) econ
Great chart. So they are 77% backed with Cash (or equiv) and remainder Loans/Gold/Bitcoin. Honestly looks like a pretty safe allocation.
I would point out that Gold/Bitcoin doesn't produce a yield, so there is no giant incentive for them to put too much into those.
As the article snarkly points out. They have a great business model, which is borrowing and 0% and investing in Treasuries at 4.5% - point being their incentives are to hold as much treasuries as possible to maximize their profit.