Tether Has No Real Impact On Bitcoin Price
Contrary to the somewhat-popular idea that tether (USDT) issuance is used to manipulate crypto markets by boosting the price of bitcoin, a new academic study by researcher Wang Chun Wei of the University of Queensland Business School shows that the most widely-used stablecoin in fact has a negligible effect. Tether and the 2017 Bitcoin Price Rally Titled “The Impact of Tether Grants on Bitcoin,” the report examines the tether-bitcoin price manipulation theory using a Value-at-Risk (VAR) model to establish conclusively that while there is a positive correlation between USDT grants and bitcoin’s trading volume, this does not lead to any significant bitcoin price movement. Get This Mug In July, CCN ...