1) Alright, time for some answers!
My brief explanation is roughly:
There's huge buy-side demand for USDT. It's coming from:
a) OTC flow, primarily from Asia
b) People selling BTC --> USDT to hedge positions
c) People selling BTC --> USDT to reduce risk
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2) This is related to changes in futures premiums, crypto sentiment, miner balance sheets, borrow/lend rates, and desire to move capital.
This demand drives up price and in turn supply, so people create.
A bunch of people pointed to parts of this, so I'll give out a few prizes:
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3) @king_ogboi USDT premium: twitter.com/king_ogboi/sta
OTC demand: twitter.com/tradeboicarti1
BTC --> USDT: twitter.com/bullishbtc/sta
quoting @genoplivning on OTC and transparency: twitter.com/bullishbtc/sta
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