The article discusses various news and updates related to the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry. Interbank messaging company, Swift, announced progress on its solution for interlinking Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) with 18 central and commercial banks finding it valuable. Immunefi released its ‘The Hacker Ecosystem Survey 2023’, which found that whitehats are primarily interested in Ethereum, while Safeheron identified a vulnerability affecting the integration of potentially hundreds of wallets and dapps. Gate Group plans to launch a Gate Visa crypto debit card, and Coinbase announced the launch of Wallet-as-a-Service (WaaS). CoinTracker partnered with H&R Block for the 2023 tax season, and zkSync announced an integration with Axelar. Outlier Ventures announced the first cohort for its Zero-Knowledge (ZK) Base Camp accelerator program, while Alpha Sigma Capital received investment from Transform Ventures for its new holding company, Alpha Transform Holdings.
