Amanda Wick

Speaker states Tether is "much much faster and willing to work with folks to freeze" stolen funds compared to Circle, and that they operate on a "moral code" and "risk-based analysis." Tether has established formal partnerships with security firms (e.g., Zero Shadow) and the T3 financial crime unit, creating a more responsive freezing infrastructure. This proactive stance has made attackers prefer USDC over USDT, as seen in the Drift hack. LONG because this operational effectiveness builds trust with security professionals, law enforcement, and DeFi protocols, potentially strengthening its market position as the stablecoin more likely to aid in fund recovery during crises. Increased regulatory scrutiny on its global operations or a major failure of its internal ">50% dirty" threshold model that causes reputational damage.