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402 Payment Required | 10 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 It's mainly built for users in LatAm, where the easiest way to escape their currencies and transact is in USDT (usually over Tron).

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noisevault | 10 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 This is an important point. And it's hard to weigh trade-offs where some things are a slippery slope but other things are worth the risks. I have never been completely comfortable with blockstreams relationship with tether but I also see that there are real world reasons why it is useful like the one just described.