top-20 exchange is phasing out an embattled cryptocurrency.
Digifinex has decided to replace tether (USDT), perhaps the best-known "stablecoin" designed to maintain a steady exchange rate with the U.S. dollar, with a rival, TrustToken's TrueUSD. Based in Singapore, Digifinex handled $131 million in trading volume over the past 24 hours, according to CoinMarketCap, making it the 16th-largest exchange by that measure.
Kiana Shek, Digifinex's co-founder, told CoinDesk she'd been "looking for ways to get rid of USDT" for months, adding, "I simply don't believe in tether but I had no choice" but to list it.
Speaking of the decision to adopt TrueUSD, Shek said, "through my research, due diligence, and my communications with the TrustToken team, I have come to appreciate their commitment to industry-leading best practices."
She mentioned the team's compliance with the U.S. Financial Crime Enforcement Network's (FinCEN) regulations and independent verification by an outside auditing firm