Tether finally securing a Big Four audit marks the transition from a crypto outlier to a systemic financial institution. Moving from simple attestations to a full audit is a massive hurdle. An audit examines the entire year of operations and internal controls, not just a single moment in time. This is a survival move driven by the GENIUS Act and the need for institutional trust. The math is simple. Tether holds over $120 billion in US Treasuries. They are now a primary buyer of American debt, ranking right alongside major sovereign nations. By opening their books to this level of scrutiny, they are forcing the legacy financial system to accept them as a permanent fixture. If this audit is clean, the long standing narrative about unbacked reserves is finished. Tether will have successfully completed a hostile takeover of the digital dollar market by becoming more transparent than their regulated competitors. https://t.co/mYbciFpVUD