Did PayPal hear the Chinese Whisper, and go amiss? Libra was a unique sell. Primed as a “digital currency,” backed by a slew of government assets, operated on its own network, held on its own wallet, backed by companies that impact the world on a daily basis, with the ribbon of “banking the unbanked,” right […]
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In its letter to German politician Fabio de Masi, Facebook revealed the percentage breakdown of the global currencies that would back its cryptocurrency project Libra, reported German newspaper, Der Spiegel.
Facebook’s Libra, which is gunning to launch in 2020 despite major pressure from regulators world over, has lifted the lid on its crypto-project and revealed the fiat currencies that would constitute Libra’s ‘basket of reserves.
Coinspeaker Facebook’s Libra to Be Tied to Major Fiat Currencies, Except Chinese YuanAmong the list of fiat currencies released by Facebook, the company has so far exempted the Chinese Yuan as a fiat backing its Libra token.
The basket of fiat currencies in the line up to back Facebook's Libra "cryptocurrency" may not include the Chinese Yuan. According to Bloomberg, the likely backers include the US Dollar, the Euro, the British pound, The Japanese Yen, and the Singapore dollar.
The newly appointed Chinese head of digital currency claims that the digital yuan will have some comparable traits to Facebook’s Libra currency and the public will be able to use it within various Chinese payment platforms namely WeChat as well as Alipay CoinDesk reports.
China’s state-backed digital currency is almost ready for launch, but apart from the fact that it would act as a stablecoin pegged against the country’s national currency, there is not much information on the project.
Facebook’s Libra may be facing multiple threats from regulators, but the same critics are now racing to beat the social media giant at its own game. Experts: Chinese Libra May Come First The US, China and European Union are all concerned about Facebook’s digital currency.
In an interview with Cryptonites, prominent Bitcoin advocate Andreas Antonopoulos spoke about his stance on Bitcoin being a safe haven asset during a financial crisis. With the value of fiat currencies like the British pound and Chinese yuan falling, many speculate that the world is in for yet another financial crunch.
The founder and CEO of Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei, Ren Zhengfei, has dismissed concerns that Facebook’s planned cryptocurrency Libra could dominate the world at the expense of China and its tech firms, Sina reports.
Coinspeaker Huawei’s Founder Joins PBOC in Supporting ‘Chinese Libra’ CreationThe way Libra is designed makes it hard for governments to see who’s paying whom, or to limit cross-border payments.
Markets are up today with good regulatory vibes following positive reactions from a number of American Senators who successfully distinguished Bitcoin from the much-maligned Libra. Traders witnessed Bitcoin jumping 10% in about an hour, a leap similar to that seen at the beginning of the bull rally back in April of this year.
Markets are up today with good regulatory vibes following positive reactions from a number of American Senators who successfully distinguished Bitcoin from the much-maligned Libra. Traders witnessed Bitcoin jumping 10% in about an hour, a leap similar to that seen at the beginning of the bull rally back in April of this year.
Libra, Facebook’s much-talked about cryptocurrency, has not only gotten the United States riled up, but has also breached its shores to disrupt the Chinese market. A recent analysis of Weibo, China’s alternative to Twitter, has revealed that Libra was the second most searched entity on the social media platform.
Although Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency is yet-to-be-released, it has garnered the interest of countries and the world at large. cnLedger, a Chinese twitter-based cryptocurrency news source also hinted in a tweet on July 18, 2019, that China is paying apt attention to Libra.
Since Facebook announced its new cryptocurrency “Libra,” it has faced resistance from global regulators and financial sectors. The People’s Bank of China, which in 2017 banned the use and trading of cryptocurrencies, has also expressed skepticism, believing that the US-controlled digital currency would circumvent its financial sovereignty.
Multiple Chinese internet company have discussed avoiding cryptocurrency, amid announcement of Facebook’s Libra initiative. Blockchain technology is still a subject of interest for the Chinese economy.
Libra Elicits Support from Crypto Diehards to Chinese Businessmen Facebook’s Libra, a to-be-launched crypto asset to be backed by a blockchain, has drawn support from all across the globe. Everyone from mainstream media and Bitcoin.
Everyone is talking about Facebook’s new crypto project Libra and the influence that it can have on the market. Pony Ma (Ma Huateng), the CEO of the multinational investment holding conglomerate Tencent, said that regulations are important for companies to release their own digital assets such as Facebook did. Changpeng Zhao, the CEO of Binance […]
By CCN Markets: The China Ledger quoted Pony Ma (Ma Huateng) as saying that blockchain technology is mature, but regulation needs to allow for it. Binance CEO Changepeng Zhao took the opportunity to expand on the idea including the government’s role in crypto.
Libra Association founding member, Bison Trails, has released a QT protocol allowing developers to read and write data to Libra’s pre-mainnet using off-chain systems.
The European Commission, the executive arm of the E. U. , has drawn up regulation to tightly monitor cryptocurrencies it considers “significant”, including asset-backed stablecoins like Facebook’s libra.
Libra's most vexing challenge may be juggling inclusion and compliance. But policy chief Dante Disparte says the project is not giving up on reaching the unbanked.
Rep. Sylvia Garcia's comments suggest libra's roots as a Facebook initiative remain a political liability despite the consortium's steps to sate critics.