Tether to Bring the World’s Largest Stablecoin to Bitcoin, Lightning Network
Tether will launch its flagship stablecoin, USDT, on the Bitcoin blockchain and the Lightning Network, making it available on the infrastructure that powers the world’s largest cryptocurrency. This move expands the reach of the world’s most dominant stablecoin, which holds nearly $140 billion in market share. Tether processed $10 trillion worth of transactions last year, […]
An International Marketplace for Hacking Tools Gets Shut Down
The Justice Department has shut down a Pakistan-based network that had been openly selling hacking and other cyber fraud tools online. The group, known as Saim Raza or HeartSender, had been in operation since at least 2020, controlling 39 domains and their associated servers, and was responsible for at least $3 million in victim losses […]