Crypto research opportunities only require eight-tenths effort, but when it comes to researching risks? You need to put in twelve-tenths of seriousness. Today, let's talk about those seemingly perfect stablecoin schemes and the deadly vulnerabilities hidden behind them.



**The Trap of 100% Collateralized US Debt**

The core selling point of USD1 is its support by 100% short-term US Treasuries, sounding like an impregnable fortress. But here’s the problem—are US Treasuries truly risk-free? Not at all. Interest rate risk and liquidity risk still exist. Imagine a scenario: the Federal Reserve suddenly announces aggressive rate hikes, and the market value of those old Treasuries you hold plummets. Theoretically, you can still get your principal back if held to maturity, but what if there's a massive redemption wave in a short period? The issuer would have to urgently sell Treasuries to meet redemptions, resulting in direct paper losses, and market confidence in 1:1 redemption would collapse.

**Custody Black Box and Counterparty Risk**

This is the real hidden danger. Where are those US Treasuries actually held? What does the custody agreement specifically say? Are there complex derivative structures between the issuer and custodian to hedge risks? Ordinary investors can hardly see these details. Remember Silicon Valley Bank? If the custodian faces issues, the entire payout chain could break instantly. Counterparty risk is often the easiest to overlook and the most prone to sudden failure.

**The "Retaliation" of Regulation**

Currently, compliance acts as a safety net, but who can guarantee it won't turn against us in the future? If US regulators determine that certain transactions involve sanctioned entities, they have the full authority to freeze specific wallets holding USD1. The "digital asset" safe haven you think you have could instantly turn into a blacklisted asset under control. This is not alarmism but a potential inherent in the regulatory tools themselves.
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BlockchainFriesvip
· 01-20 06:50
That wave of Silicon Valley Bank really messed me up. Now looking at the USD1 narrative, it's just a gamble... What are they betting on? Betting that the Federal Reserve won't raise interest rates, betting that the custodians won't fail, betting that regulators will always be friendly. Three bets stacked together—how optimistic is that?
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PoetryOnChainvip
· 01-19 04:39
That wave of Silicon Valley Bank, I knew stablecoins weren't that stable... 100% collateralization is pointless
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NftMetaversePaintervip
· 01-17 17:50
actually the whole "100% backed" narrative is just algorithmic theater... the real computational topology here reveals how custodial risk becomes an immutable liability chain that traditional finance keeps hidden in the hash structure of their balance sheets
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NeverVoteOnDAOvip
· 01-17 17:47
The recent events with Silicon Valley Bank really scared me. US debt stablecoins now look quite unsettling...
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CodeZeroBasisvip
· 01-17 17:26
The Silicon Valley Bank incident really left a shadow on me. Now I tend to think the worst about stablecoins. The custodial black box is indeed ruthless; ordinary people can't see anything at all. US Treasury bonds sound safe as collateral, but the actual risk is just as high. We really need to be cautious about this. Compliance is a shield today, but it could turn into a knife tomorrow. That logic makes sense. The 1:1 redemption promise is just for show; when it really comes to an emergency, haha.
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