“Tether and USDt are critical pieces of infrastructure for any successful blockchain project and have been one of the most important elements for cross-platform settlement. This strategic initiative is a significant step for Solana and will be instrumental in advancing the network," said Solana head of marketing Austin Virts.
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CipherTrace CEO Dave Jevans sees crypto crime decreasing, but business is still booming (Photo: CipherTrace)Crypto crime near $2B in 2020, but still down 57% from 2019
Blockchain analytics firm CipherTrace’s annual report said DeFi became ‘the next major threat vector for fraud and money laundering.’
One reason for that decline is that while the number of incidents of thefts, hacks, and fraud remained largely the same, the take by criminals in 2019 was 160% higher than in 2020. This indicates growing “maturity in the crypto space as entities continue to harden systems and take precautions against inside and outside threats,” the report said.
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Ukraine is the latest country to start working in earnest towards a central bank digital currency (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)Ukraine selects Stellar to develop a digital currency
The Ukranian government partners with the Stellar Development Foundation to build the infrastructure for a central bank-issued digital assets
“The Ministry of Digital Transformation is working on creating the legal environment for the development of virtual assets in Ukraine," said Deputy Minister for IT Development Oleksandr Bornyakov. "We believe our cooperation with the Stellar Development Foundation will contribute to development of the virtual asset industry and its integration into the global financial ecosystem.”
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Coinbase’s chief compliance officer leaving, as dozens of staffers take exit package
Jeff Horowitz’s departure is said to be unrelated to Coinbase’s controversial decision to adopt an ‘apolitical’ stance on societal issues
Horowitz joined Coinbase in the middle of 2018 after spending 12 years at Pershing LLC, a BNY Mellon company. In an announcement at the time, the exchange described his appointment as an important step in its quest to become “the world’s most trusted and easiest to use cryptocurrency service.”
