Tether (USDT) is a fiat-backed stablecoin designed to maintain a value pegged to the U.S. dollar, functioning as a digital equivalent of fiat cash within cryptocurrency markets. It belongs to the broader category of USD stablecoins and is issued by Tether Limited, a company incorporated in Hong Kong and governed under the laws of the British Virgin Islands. Unlike volatile cryptocurrencies, each USDT token is intended to be backed by reserves of traditional currency held by the issuer, providing a stable on-chain representation of the dollar. USDT operates across numerous blockchain ecosystems, including Ethereum, Tron, Solana, Avalanche, Near Protocol, Celo, Tezos, Kaia, Aptos, TON, and Kava, which contributes to its wide accessibility. Its primary use case is serving as a liquidity bridge between fiat and digital assets, allowing traders to move in and out of positions on exchanges without relying directly on banking channels. Because of its stability and broad exchange support, USDT is widely used for trading pairs, cross-exchange transfers, and as a settlement asset in decentralized finance applications.
Users can borrow USDT or USDC against fund shares without moving the underlying assets to the exchange, while those shares continue to earn yield.
The exchange says the pause was a security measure, not a sign of insufficient user assets, and that losses were covered by its Protection Fund.
The phased reopening follows the largest reported crypto theft of the year, with Bitget saying its 5,500 BTC User Protection Fund will cover losses.
106.3M $USDT (≈106.4M) moved from #OKEX to unknown wallet.
The change reduces the need to keep separate native tokens on hand, making transactions across four major networks more accessible to USDT holders.
The case does not establish a USDT loss, but it puts counterparty access under scrutiny because Tether has not linked its EQIBank exposure to reserves.
The exchange's Oct. 2 reopening schedule lumps XRP into the final phase, while Bitquery traced 27.63M of the stolen 102.98M XRP flowing toward THORChain and swaps into Bitcoin.
The raise signals early demand for a regulated crypto exchange backed by a Binance Australia co-founder, entering a market where institutional-grade venue credibility is increasingly the…
The route crossed TRON, Ethereum and THORChain before CoinJoin, showing how roughly 4 BTC moved across chains and services after the theft.
Allowing minting during the rescue window could avoid an on-chain distress signal, but it also leaves new buyers exposed to a reserve shortfall.
A reported overseas stablecoin initiative could serve US goals of expanding dollar use and Treasury demand, but no deal with Tether has been established.
160M $USDT (≈160M) moved from Tether Treasury to #Bitfinex.
160M $USDT (≈160M) moved from #Bitfinex to Tether Treasury.
The freeze covers only a small share of the stolen assets; more than 63,000 ETH remain in attacker-linked addresses beyond stablecoin issuers’ reach.
USDC trading on Binance has already roughly doubled since the companies first partnered, but Tether’s deeper liquidity and entrenched user habits remain formidable barriers.
The transfers expose a recovery gap in the XRP Ledger: exchanges can restrict deposits they receive, but XRP itself has no issuer freeze control.
The transfer combines ETH withdrawn directly with ETH bought using USDT, consolidating $1.23M in value at the wallet identified as belonging to the hacker.
The phased reopening keeps withdrawals offline until security checks are complete, while Mandiant and SlowMist continue investigating the Sept. 24 incident.
The freeze reaches only a small share of the $351.6M haul: more than 63,000 ETH remains in exploiter addresses beyond stablecoin issuers’ control.
The disclosure points to limited direct exposure, but the seizure highlights the banking and payment intermediaries that stablecoin issuers rely on to move customer funds.
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Tether (USDT) is a cryptocurrency with a value meant to mirror the value of the U.S.
Tether (USDT) is categorised as: Stablecoins, USD Stablecoin, Solana Ecosystem.
The official Tether site is https://tether.to/.
Most recent Tether coverage: "Franklin Templeton Brings Tokenized Funds to Bybit" — read at /en-US/a/franklin-templeton-brings-tokenized-funds-to-bybit.
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