Market Actors Integrate Cryptocurrency into Payment and Investment Products, More NFTs Launched, SEC Staff Issues Crypto Statement, DeFi Hacked for $14M

Market Actors Continue to Integrate Cryptocurrency into Payment Systems - According to a press release this week, California-based Silvergate Bank announced that it will become the issuer of Diem USD, a new cryptocurrency “stablecoin” with each Diem USD unit backed by U.S. dollars. Diem USD will reportedly be issued on the “Diem payment system,” a “blockchain-based payment system to support financial inclusion and responsible financial services innovation.”...
By: BakerHostetler

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