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EURT is a EURO-denominated stablecoin issued by Tether.
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EURT is backed by the same pool of assets that USDT is. Reserve assets include US Treasury bills, non-US Treasury debt, reverse repos, corporate bonds, secured loans, Bitcoin and miscellaneous investments whose exact nature and liquidity profiles are undisclosed.
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In our assessment, there are safer Euro-denominated alternatives to EURT.
Euro Tether
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Euro Tether
Stability
The Stability factor is evaluated on the following:
- Reserves Management - Quality, quantity, storage and segregation of reserve assets
- Market Feedback - Indicators of market's confidence in a stablecoin derived from price and trade data
- Mechanism - Stabilization methods that protect the stablecoin
Euro Tether
Management
The Management factor is evaluated on the following:
- Restrictions - What deterrents exist to prevent key personnel of stablecoin projects from unethical and illegal behavior?
- Negative Track Record - Have key personnel been involved in scams, frauds or other illegal activities?
Euro Tether
Implementation
This factor aims to assess risks arising from technical implementations – i.e, smart contract code and oracles. It is currently not assessed, but we plan for it to be evaluated in the future.
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Decentralization
The Decentralization factor is evaluated on the following:
- Platform Censorship Risk
- Custodian Risk
- Type of Collateral
- Diversified Voting Power
- User Censorship Risk
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Governance
The Governance factor for fiat-backed stablecoins is evaluated on the following:
- Holder Protection - What rules, statutes or code exist to protect interests of stablecoin holders?
- Reserves Verification - What checks are done to ensure existence of reserves?
- Redemptions - Do issuers have transparent and reasonable redemption terms?
Euro Tether
Externals