Since it became known that there were issues with the FTX exchange and Alameda, the cryptocurrency markets have been more volatile. As Bitcoin and all the other major cryptocurrencies hit new annual lows, the market experienced extreme panic. However, the market experienced a significant bearish wave as the market's top stablecoin Tether(USDT) depegged.
According to rumors, SBF's Alameda Research team is attempting to short the USDT token in an effort to reclaim some of their obligations.
Gm
— Lite. (@LitecoinYagami) November 10, 2022
Woke up to news of SBF/Alameda shorting $USDT in a last ditch effort to initiate depeg lol
It's all so tiresome... Keep an eye out pic.twitter.com/g1mNnU4aAt
According to Hsaka, a well-known cryptocurrency expert, Alameda Research is allegedly shorting USDT by supplying the USDC stablecoin on the AAVE platform and thereby borrowing USDT. The platform is additionally exchanging USDT for USDC on the curve, and the transaction has been noted on Etherscan.
The Tether reserves will need to burn more USDT than they did previously if the report is true, as seen by the Etherscan logs.
Somehow the entire market still seems to be in the grasps of Alameda
— Hsaka (@HsakaTrades) November 10, 2022
1. Shorting USDT (https://t.co/NBmoqaU64R)
2. Maybe $300m being moved from FTX to Nance? (https://t.co/L0MP1OoQIV)
3. SOL unlock
Today, USDT, the reigning stablecoin, did derail 3% from its $1 peg. Even though it might repeg to $1 in the interim, the overall market environment is still rather gloomy.
