> In the meantime, Tether will be worth $1 or so, and "be operational". So even a perfectly accurate crystal ball seeing into the future doesn't help you in the now.

I brought it up in another post here in this thread, but I think the easiest way to know when Tether is genuinely in trouble is to keep an eye on the settlement iFinex reached with the NYAG [0] and if it's unable to fulfill it. Until then, be as sketchy as it may, it's "safe".

[0] https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2021/attorney-general-james-...