New rate for I bonds is Oct 1 2022. at least 8.3%
what is up next to crash?
BTC?
ETH?
USDT?
USDC?
the unrelenting pressure of 8 and 9 % perfectly pegged I bond will hurt all of crypto bigly.
I definitely think there is a lot of hidden or as yet unconsidered risks for big, big stablecoins to get kicked in the teeth, especially with the dollar gunning already for ATHs vs big currencies: euro, pound, even in Southeast Asia.
Now the last time I saw dollar this strong was in my teens, when I first got online and started earning money. Just a year or two after that, we hit the biggest financial crisis I'd ever seen. Things were really, really bad. People couldn't buy anything in terms of investment and everyone went to buy USD.
I see some sense in saying the same here for retail. People will be lining up to buy those bonds, those who can, or on behalf of. And they'll stop putting money into crypto, gold, etc.
The good news? We went through a huge period of growth on the back of that crisis, gold and stockmarkets went on an unrelenting rally lasting more or less till now. Only, it did take about 7 years after the crisis.
I'm prepared to wait that long for BTC!