Trademarks, or companies for that matter, don't talk. The CDO was presumably recruited because he was a cultist. Same with Fidelity Digital Assets - their guys also have the faith. Like car dealerships. Salesperson A is trained to tell you how wonderful E-cars are. Salesperson B explains the huge advantages of petrol over E. If we want to believe that Mastercard does have some overall personality it would be cult wishful thinking of the highest order to say that it has gone crypto.
Seems like you're trying to have it both ways but as you wish. Let's use this last update from Mastercard as the case in point. They're effectively enabling a whole host of banks to offer crypto. You say that's pandering...but wait, who are they pandering to exactly in that example? The banks? It must be the banks they're pandering to? But the banks are like mastercard - they've demanded this product so that they can replicate the pandering. There really is no end to this pandering!
So they're enabling people as far as crypto is concerned and at some stage they will rug pull the whole offering away again? Is that the devious plan? I'm kind of onboard with all of that - including the rug pull. I'd sooner see people replace them - so as long as they introduce a few more people to the future of finance, I'm more than happy with that. Let the pandering continue.
Well, yes. I was looking forward to it
I suppose we should give you points for honesty. I mean, it's a bit bitter and twisted to want them to collapse - and all the misery that would likely bring someone or other just because you despise crypto...but like I said - points for honesty (as this is the reality for many in the Tether FUD camp - they're not as forthcoming as regards that element of it as you are).
Great, so I can still indulge my fantasy.
And this has always been my problem with Tether FUD. I would never ever suggest that we take Tether's word for it - but by the very same token, I would never ever suggest we take Tether FUDsters word for it either - not without providing solid evidence. And the solid evidence was always lacking. It's very much in my interests to be able to gauge if Tether is about to fail so I'd be a fool to not pay attention. But these FUDsters have been less than useful as most of them are driven by a certain venom rather than a neutral altruistic concern. That's the issue.
I thought the solution to that was bitcoin not US$ fiat currency. 30,000 ATMs to dispense Tether, not bitcoin.
I'll redirect to my previous comment. I welcome people getting on board with USDT because USDT and BTC go hand in glove. Everyone has said that Tether is the big enemy of the state but the reality is that they're furthering the US agenda all the while. I haven't met one individual who has owned or does own USDT and doesn't own BTC. If you've gotten comfortable with using a digital wallet that holds USDT, it's a whole lot easier to make the decision to hold BTC also.
I see. Wean the gentiles on to it and before long they will all be cultists. It seems that after spending their $30 bitcoin intro, the El Salvadorians didn't fall for it and the great proselytization of that unfortunate people has been a complete flop.
Yes, and that's the way that it's being spun on your side of the fence. El Salvador and its bitcoin experiment are doing just fine. Of that I'm 110% confident.