{"id":55280,"date":"2022-11-11T14:08:45","date_gmt":"2022-11-11T13:08:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crypto-economy.com\/?p=55280"},"modified":"2022-11-11T14:08:45","modified_gmt":"2022-11-11T13:08:45","slug":"usdt-tether-loses-parity-with-the-dollar-for-a-moment-it-may-end-up-like-lunas-ust","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crypto-economy.com\/usdt-tether-loses-parity-with-the-dollar-for-a-moment-it-may-end-up-like-lunas-ust\/","title":{"rendered":"USDT Tether Loses Parity With the Dollar for a Moment. It May End Up Like LUNA\u2019s UST?"},"content":{"rendered":"
The stablecoin Tether (USDT) traded below $0.993 early Thursday morning, down 0.6% from its original peg of $1 as traders weighed the possible impact of contagion risks coming from crypto exchanges FTX and Alameda Research.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n There is usually a price range of $0.999 to $1.00 for USDT. Taking a look at the data from CoinMarketCap, it appears that the stablecoin traded in the $0.98 area on Thursday. It was during May’s implosion of Terra and its associated stablecoin UST that USDT reached such price levels.<\/span><\/p>\n It is possible that USDT prices may regulate from the $1 pegged level, but yesterday’s potential depegging comes at a time when liquidity issues at embattled crypto exchange FTX might be causing contagion risks in the market.<\/p>\n In the wake of this FTX-induced event this week, major crypto prices are not the only thing that has plummeted. Stablecoins have been hit by significant market volatility this week, causing many of them to temporarily peel off the dollar.<\/p>\n As a result of peg volatility this week, nearly all major stablecoins have experienced some degree of volatility. According to CoinMarketCap<\/a>,<\/strong> at the time of writing USDT is trading at $0.99, below its peg.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n In response to the current situation, Tether published a statement. It is claimed that the company has no association with FTX, and it offers information on how USDT is backed.<\/span><\/p>\n Paolo Ardoino, CTO of Tether, said<\/a>:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nWhat is Happening in the Market?<\/b><\/h2>\n