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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G7 Finance Leaders: Libra Must Resolve Regulatory Issues
G7 Finance Leaders: Libra Must Resolve Regulatory Issues
July 17, 2019  |  Regulation

Group of Seven (G7) finance leaders said on Wednesday (July 17) that there were numerous issues that needed to be worked out, regulatory and otherwise,...

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Senate Grills Facebook’s Marcus Over Libra
Senate Grills Facebook’s Marcus Over Libra
July 17, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

There were many questions, many comments, a few evasions and about the expected amount of histrionic blustering on display when David Marcus, Facebook’s head of...

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Bitcoin Daily: German Finance Minister Pooh-Poohs Libra Currency; Tether Created $5B In Stablecoins By Mistake
Bitcoin Daily: German Finance Minister Pooh-Poohs Libra Currency; Tether Created $5B In Stablecoins By Mistake
July 17, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Germany’s Finance Minister Olaf Scholz has joined the chorus of politicians that are worried about Facebook’s planned cryptocurrency, Libra. “The issuance of a currency does...

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House Questions Big Tech Over Antitrust Concerns
House Questions Big Tech Over Antitrust Concerns
July 16, 2019  |  Regulation

The size and scope of “big tech” – and whether big really is too big – was in focus on Tuesday (July 16), across a...

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Supposed Swiss Libra Regulator Says Facebook Hasn’t Reached Out
Supposed Swiss Libra Regulator Says Facebook Hasn’t Reached Out
July 16, 2019  |  Regulation

The Swiss regulator that Facebook claimed will oversee its cryptocurrency hasn’t heard from the social media giant, according to a report by CNBC. David Marcus,...

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US Treasury Secretary Sees Libra As National Security Threat
US Treasury Secretary Sees Libra As National Security Threat
July 16, 2019  |  Facebook

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin believes that Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency could pose as a national security threat. In a press conference on Monday (July 15),...

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Marcus: Facebook’s Libra To Be Regulated By Swiss Gov’t
Marcus: Facebook’s Libra To Be Regulated By Swiss Gov’t
July 15, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

David Marcus, the head of Facebook’s blockchain department and the face of its proposed cryptocurrency Libra, has released his congressional testimony ahead of a scheduled...

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Facebook’s Marcus: Libra Won’t Launch Until Regulators Satisfied
Facebook’s Marcus: Libra Won’t Launch Until Regulators Satisfied
July 15, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

The top official overseeing Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency told U.S. lawmakers in a prepared testimony that there will be no launch until regulatory concerns are discussed....

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A Brief History Of Libra
A Brief History Of Libra
July 15, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

It has been about a month since Facebook pulled back the curtain on its vision for Libra – a blockchain-backed cryptocurrency with the lofty aim...

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