Why “eth” is being discussed
The most recent Hacker News stories and comments contributing to this topic's mentions.
It's an important distinction. $3.5B stolen was "stable coins", which you could equate to a piece of paper with a dollar amount written on it. Those are largely freezable by the…
by user43928 · Oct 31, 2026
Then don't buy stablecoins? Stick to BTC and ETH? Who cares what the stablecoin companies do with stablecoins, it doesn't affect the rest of it. Nobody froze BTC or ETH assets.
by fragsworth · Oct 31, 2026
You are not wrong that secret ingredient is crime, but I think the single largest use of crypto out there is tax evasion. When traveling Asia in 2025 I've met several people who…
by TrainedMonkey · Oct 30, 2026
Pardon me, I should've explained my point better There are reports that the hackers used the stablecoins as collateral to borrow ETH via DeFi, before the stablecoins were frozen…
by extraextra · Oct 30, 2026
Recently I tried to donate to a project using their preferred crypto payment processor flow, which purported to support "Coinbase Wallet" integration. So thinking that was just…
by qlte · Oct 30, 2026
It doesn't, the hacker already loaned against it to get eth so they froze saves assets.
by l0ng1nu5 · Oct 30, 2026
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Ð, known as eth or edh, is a Latin-script letter. It is present in the Old English, Middle English, Icelandic, Faroese, and Elfdalian alphabets. Read more on Wikipedia