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Polkadot's "issuer-free" stablecoin launches on Tether's dollars

Polkadot has launched dotUSD, a stablecoin that it says has no issuing company, on Thursday, October 8. However, the token that went live is minted one-for-one against Tether’s USDT, which is the same kind of centrally controlled dollar coin that Polkadot’s own pitch warns against.…

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