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Comment by TameAntelope

I'm not really an expert on anything crypto, but I very much like the idea of stablecoins as a realistic bridge between the traditional financial system and cryptocurrency technologies. Honestly I think it's both understandable and sad how aggressive people have gotten about trying to get organizations to "prove" they're adequately backing their stablecoins with cash reserves. It feels like a fundamental misunderstanding that arises from layperson terms vs. legal/accounting terms.

Attestations vs. audits, what purpose each one serves in an accounting sense, and why an organization would opt for one over another; these are conversations I don't see being had, but conversations that, I think, would clear a lot of the frustration and confusion up, on the part of the skeptics.

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