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Tether, the issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin, USDT, is celebrating a decade of operations. In honor of this milestone, the company has announced a documentary titled "Stability and Freedom in Chaos," which focuses on USDT's role in combating national currency inflation, using case studies from countries like Turkey, Brazil, and Argentina.

The Turkish Parliament will soon review a bill aimed at regulating the cryptocurrency sector. The discussions are scheduled to take place this week.

More than 40 blockchain companies have offered the Turkish authorities to create an official crypto wallet to accept donations for the victims of the devastating earthquake. Today about 2 thousand people died due to earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. The death toll is expected to rise as hundreds of buildings have been completely destroyed. Cryptocurrency communities always respond instantly to such humanitarian crises. Yes, Ukraine received a lot of donations immediately after the "gas-station" country attack. Turkey, hang in there!

In the second quarter of 2024, crypto projects lost $572 million to fraud and hacks, more than doubling the $265 million in the same period last year. The two biggest victims were centralized exchanges: Japan’s DMM Bitcoin ($305 million) and Turkey’s BtcTurk ($55 million).

Web traffic analysis reveals that the United States, the United Kingdom, and Turkey are at the forefront of countries showing keen interest in the integration of artificial intelligence with cryptocurrencies, with the United States alone contributing to 18.9% of this fascination. These findings were highlighted in the latest report by CoinGecko, which identified the top fifteen countries engaging with this trend.