Libra

Libra (cryptocurrency) Libra is a permissioned blockchain digital currency proposed by the American social media company Facebook. ... The currency and network do not yet exist, and only rudimentary experimental code has been released. The launch is planned to be in 2020.

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Marcus Remains Optimistic After Major Players Leave Libra
Marcus Remains Optimistic After Major Players Leave Libra
October 16, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

David Marcus, the co-creator of Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency, said progress is being made despite the exit of several big companies, CNBC reported on Wednesday (Oct....

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Coinbase CEO Calls Senators’ Libra Opposition ‘Un-American’
Coinbase CEO Calls Senators’ Libra Opposition ‘Un-American’
October 15, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

The CEO of San Francisco-based Coinbase, Brian Armstrong, had some strong words for U.S. senators he accused of intimidating other companies to drop out of...

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Top News In Payments: Contactless Payments Rise In UK; Libra’s Initial Members Sign Charter
Top News In Payments: Contactless Payments Rise In UK; Libra’s Initial Members Sign Charter
October 15, 2019  |  News

Today in the payments news roundup, UK Finance data indicates that contactless payments in the country continue to grow. Also, the 21 initial members of the Libra Association formally signed the...

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Officials Speak Out In Face Of Libra Exodus
Officials Speak Out In Face Of Libra Exodus
October 15, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

Officials in France and Germany have spoken out about a number of companies leaving the Libra Association, a body of businesses meant to act as...

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Libra Says It Has 100 Members Waiting In The Wings
Libra Says It Has 100 Members Waiting In The Wings
October 15, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

Bertrand Perez, the Libra Association’s chief operating officer and interim managing director, said he is optimistic that a total of 100 companies will join as...

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Libra’s 2020 Launch Date In Doubt As More Backers Bail
Libra’s 2020 Launch Date In Doubt As More Backers Bail
October 14, 2019  |  Facebook

It is looking unlikely that Facebook will get the regulatory approval needed to launch its controversial cryptocurrency, Libra, next year. Since the social media giant...

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Booking Holdings Is Latest Backer To Bail On Libra
Booking Holdings Is Latest Backer To Bail On Libra
October 14, 2019  |  Facebook

Online travel firm Booking Holdings is the latest Libra Association member to jump ship on the cryptocurrency project proposed by Facebook, Bloomberg reported on Monday...

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Treasury Secretary: Libra Isn’t Ready For Release
Treasury Secretary: Libra Isn’t Ready For Release
October 14, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

Following the news that several more companies had left Facebook’s Libra project, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin, said on Monday (Oct. 14) that...

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Libra’s Unraveling And The Geneva (Crypto) Convention’s Folly
Libra’s Unraveling And The Geneva (Crypto) Convention’s Folly
October 14, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

After the mass exodus on Friday (Oct. 11) from the Libra project, the cryptocurrency’s remaining 22 corporate backers are gathering in Geneva, Switzerland to throw...

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