Is it better to buy cryptocurrencies in USDT or BRL?
Not sure which of the two pairs to trade your cryptocurrencies with? What are the implications of working with each of them?
This is a very common question and still confuses many users, especially those who are not very familiar with the crypto market.
Buying cryptocurrencies in dollars (Tether)
The financial asset used as a reference for the value of cryptocurrencies is the US dollar (USD). This means that, regardless of the pair used for trading, the market understands that the US dollar is the basis for the average pricing.
Even when you trade, for example, in the BTC/BRL (Bitcoin/Real) pair, the quote is based on the BTC/USD (Bitcoin/US dollar) pair.
In other words: when you trade cryptocurrencies in USD pair, it means that you are working directly with the price reference on a global scale, without the need to make currency conversions.
Buying cryptocurrencies in reais 💲
When you buy cryptocurrencies in reais, the situation becomes a little more complex. This is because, as previously mentioned, the global reference is the US dollar.
This occurs due to the direct influence of the exchange rate. For example, imagine that 1 USD = 6.24 BRL (1 US dollar is equivalent to 6.24 reais).
If the value of the dollar starts to fall, it will be possible to buy more cryptocurrencies with the same amount of reais; on the other hand, if the value of the dollar rises (which has been the reality) it will be necessary to spend more reais to make the same purchase.
This means that strong fluctuations in dollar prices directly affect the performance of the asset in reais.