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At Paris Blockchain Week 2023, Tether chief technology officer Paolo Ardoino spoke with Cointelegraph reporter Joseph Hall to discuss topics such as USD Coin (USDC) breaking its dollar peg and how it highlights the importance of Bitcoin (BTC) and decentralization.

According to Ardoino, stablecoin issuers should always make sure that their reserves remain protected. The Tether executive believes that a stablecoin issuers job is to protect reserves and funds with all its capabilities. Ardoino explained:

In addition, the Tether executive explained that he thought that overexposure in a single jurisdiction, which in this case would be the United States, could cause great issues. In the end, this is what happened, said Ardoino. He added:

When asked what he thought about USDC potentially going to zero, Ardoino pointed out that his firm was not hoping for this to happen. He said that if Tether (USDT) remained the only stablecoin in the market, the industry would not be an industry. If you are alone in the industry, its not really an industry, he said.

Related: Rattled crypto industry could emerge stronger after USDC depeg

Apart from the USDC incident, the duo also discussed other issues such as the dollar being a store of value and Bitcoin payments adoption in Lugano, Switzerland. When asked if the U.S. dollar can still be considered a store of value, Ardoino said that this could be the case in some countries. However, the Tether CTO expressed that in terms of storing wealth, Bitcoin is still the best. He said:

Lastly, the Tether executive also spoke about his firms collaboration with American clothing brand Guess to bring Bitcoin and Tether payments to retail stores in Lugano. Plan B, which is a joint project between Tether and the City of Lugano, collaborated with Guess to accept Bitcoin and Tether in local stores.

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Tether CTO on USDC depeg: Bitcoin maxis were right all along | PBW 2023 - Cointelegraph