Why “tether” is being discussed
The most recent Hacker News stories and comments contributing to this topic's mentions.
Yes all these auditing companies accept money to say that another company is doing just fine and ticks all the boxes and has assets etc. They all often lie, in small ways and la…
by grey-area · Oct 30, 2026
Just like that EY [1], that Deloitte [2], and that PwC [3]. Yes, all of these major auditors with hundreds of thousands of employees each and probably-similar-in-magnitude clien…
by evdubs · Oct 30, 2026
You mean this KPMG? https://www.frc.org.uk/news-and-events/news/2022/05/sanction... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles&#x…
by grey-area · Oct 30, 2026
Isn't this incident a case study in how immutable smart contracts are exactly what you don't want in a trustworthy financial system? The stolen USDT will likely be returned beca…
by ebertucc · Oct 30, 2026
Well actually, no. The Tether T&C says that they can basically do whatever they want with your wallet, all disputes have to be resolved via arbitration, and you waive your right…
by DSMan195276 · Oct 30, 2026
Frozen funds remain frozen, until they are unfrozen. So mechanically Tether pockets the difference, unless they unfreeze. But as a matter of accounting, because of the unfreeze…
by rocqua · Oct 30, 2026
Interest
Proportion of Hacker News items mentioning "tether" over time.
Mentions
Total number of Hacker News items mentioning "tether" over time.
A tether is a cord, fixture, or flexible attachment that characteristically anchors something movable to something fixed; it also may be used to connect two movable objects, such as an item being towed by its tow. Read more on Wikipedia