Tether
Tether in Infrared discourse refers to the stablecoin USDT and its role in the crypto-financial system — treated by Haz Al-Din as emblematic of parasitic finance capital. [STUB: expand with specific usage.]
Context
Infrared commentary has addressed cryptocurrency as:
- A speculative refuge from dollar inflation that nonetheless deepens financialization
- Tether specifically as an opaque instrument of dollar hegemony offshore
- Part of broader critique of fintech speculation vs. productive economy
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