
Previously, these same analysts had deigned to award USDT a â4,â a rating that whispered of âconstrainedâ ability to cling to the dollar like a barnacle to a ship. But oh, how the mighty have fallen! The new rating of â5â plunges it into the abyss of âweak,â a word that drips with the sarcasm of a Russian novelist observing the follies of mankind. In their November 26 report, the analysts, with all the subtlety of a sledgehammer, cited Tetherâs increasing dalliance with âhigh-risk assetsâ-Bitcoin, gold, secured loans, corporate bonds, and âother investmentsâ-as the raison dâĂȘtre for this downgrade. đ€đ