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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IMF Warns Of Big Tech Disruption In Banking Space
IMF Warns Of Big Tech Disruption In Banking Space
July 15, 2019  |  Banking

Banking institutions will get “left behind” if they don’t evolve as big tech companies continue disrupting the financial system, the latest research from the International...

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UK Finance Minister: British Gov’t Will ‘Engage’ With Libra
UK Finance Minister: British Gov’t Will ‘Engage’ With Libra
July 15, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

To determine if Facebook needs a banking license to roll out Libra, Britain’s outgoing finance minister has said that regulators and not lawmakers should make...

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Crypto Markets Plummet As Libra Hearings Loom
Crypto Markets Plummet As Libra Hearings Loom
July 15, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency markets took a tumble Monday (July 15), with some coins plunging by more than 30 percent following a weekend sell-off. Bitcoin (BTC) slid after...

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Lawmakers Propose Bill To ‘Keep Big Tech Out Of Finance’
Lawmakers Propose Bill To ‘Keep Big Tech Out Of Finance’
July 14, 2019  |  Regulation

Just days before the Facebook Libra hearings, a draft bill to limit “Big Tech’s” entry into finance and crypto has surfaced online. The draft discussion...

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Japan To Investigate Libra’s Economic Impact
Japan To Investigate Libra’s Economic Impact
July 14, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

Japanese authorities have formed a task force to study the impact of Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency, Libra, according to reports. The task force is made up...

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Libra Resistance And Gig Early Pay Top Week’s News
Libra Resistance And Gig Early Pay Top Week’s News
July 12, 2019  |  The Weekender

Top News Mastercard Launches Early Pay Option For Gig Workers According to a recent study conducted by PYMNTS and Mastercard, of the 38.7 percent of...

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Mark Cuban: Libra Cryptocurrency Is A ‘Big Mistake’
Mark Cuban: Libra Cryptocurrency Is A ‘Big Mistake’
July 12, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

Adding to the ranks of government leaders and others who have criticized Libra, billionaire tech businessman Mark Cuban has called out Facebook’s digital currency venture....

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Trump Speaks Out Against Crypto, Calls It ‘Based On Thin Air’
Trump Speaks Out Against Crypto, Calls It ‘Based On Thin Air’
July 12, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

President Trump took to Twitter on Thursday night (July 11) to talk about cryptocurrency and Facebook’s Libra, according to a report by CNBC. “I am...

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Fed Chairman Calls For Libra Freeze; Bitcoin Slumps
Fed Chairman Calls For Libra Freeze; Bitcoin Slumps
July 11, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

The chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve called for a stop to Libra, Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency, until the project better demonstrated how it was going...

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