2020-4-28 09:00 |
Libra's revised whitepaper resembles clearinghouse certificates that the U.S. used to prevent bank runs before the Federal Reserve was created, a former IMF economist says. origin »
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With stablecoin announcements from China and Libra in the same week, the war over the future of money is reaching a new height, says our columnist.
2020-4-21 07:05 | |
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Jay Hao says the global monetary system is broken and needs restructuring. The chief executive at OKEx believes a “super-sovereign” currency, like Bitcoin or Libra, offers the most hope for a more balanced system.
2020-4-5 17:19 | |
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Rather than build an alternative currency like Libra, Facebook should concentrate on building new infrastructure, like the open systems in the ethereum-DeFi space, says ConsenSys's Lex Sokolin.
2020-3-10 19:30 | |
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The credit-card giant pulled out of the Libra Association in October. Now its chief has opened up on why.
2020-2-4 16:12 | |
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The former head of payments and settlements at the Bank of Japan says Facebook’s Libra spurred institutions to look seriously into digital currency issuance
2020-1-22 12:48 | |
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The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) says Facebook’s digital currency, Libra, should not be allowed to launch in Australia without being heavily regulated. It does not believe there will be enough demand to merit the effort required to introduce the currency to Australia.
2020-1-21 18:00 | |
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Switzerland's now-departed president said the project had "failed" in its current form.
2020-1-21 15:45 | |
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Facebook’s founder, Mark Zuckerberg recently unveiled the social media’s giant ten-year plan. The vision says a lot about the company’s plan for digital commerce, and more importantly, its financial services.
2020-1-10 18:10 | |
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Australia is the latest country to reject Libra — Facebook’s proposed digital currency payment project. The country’s central bank also says sovereign digital currencies are unnecessary given that commercial banks already have working electronic payment solutions.
2020-1-9 18:00 | |
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Libra was the seminal crypto event of 2019, says management consultant Richie Hecker. But, in its current form, it is doomed to fail.
2020-1-5 21:29 | |
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Commercial banks should work out their own transfer systems as an alternative to Facebook’s Libra, urged Jens Weidmann, President of Bundesbank and member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB).
2020-1-4 19:52 | |
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Coinspeaker Swiss President Says ‘No’ to Libra ProjectIn theory, Libra was presupposed to be managed by a Geneva-based independent association linking several companies and non-profit groups.
2019-12-29 20:55 | |
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According to Switzerland’s president the assets backing Libra need to change for the stablecoin to be approved
2019-12-28 12:28 | |
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Facebook could leverage its social media platform to block out competitors, according to Christine Lagarde.
2019-12-21 19:04 | |
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Federal Reserve governor Lael Brainard has warned that the Facebook-led Libra project faces stiff regulatory challenges and that there's a question mark over one of its core concepts.
2019-12-19 11:20 | |
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For nearly five years, China has been working on its cryptocurrency. For much of the time, the People’s Bank of China has chosen to keep this fact a secret. However, last year reports emerged and the country could not hide it anymore.
2019-8-12 15:32 | |
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Binance CEO, Changpeng Zhao recently spoke about the firm’s plans to expand its operations in Europe, citing imminent plans to open a London-based office. He also gave his insight into Facebook’s Libra and whether Binance will be part of the consortium of companies backing Libra.
2019-8-8 20:54 | |
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Coinspeaker Facebook’s Libra Will See Easy Adoption Regardless of Backlash, Says Binance CEOChangpeng Zhao, the Binance CEO, believes Facebook’s Libra will easily achieve mass adoption whether or not people hate it.
2019-8-8 15:08 | |
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Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao shares his thoughts on Facebook’s Libra and says Brexit is bullish for crypto in a wide-ranging interview.
2019-8-7 11:00 | |
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Walmart’s prospective USD-backed stablecoin should be looked upon more favorably by regulators than Facebook’s Libra, according to U. S. investment banking and financial services company, Cowen, Bloomberg reported.
2019-8-6 12:57 | |
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The UK information commissioner has expressed concerns over Facebook’s cryptocurrency-like project, Libra. Elizabeth Denham says that the San Francisco-based firm has not provided enough detail about how it will keep personal information safe.
2019-8-6 01:00 | |
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Facebook’s foray into crypto has made the firm few friends in political circles. The Libra backlash has been so bad that it has painted bitcoin and the rest of the crypto industry in a bad light.
2019-8-3 13:30 | |
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U. S. cryptocurrency index fund provider Bitwise Investments said that Facebook’s Libra has accelerated crypto’s progress by three years. Despite the increased industry scrutiny, the increased attention toward Bitcoin is working to its advantage.
2019-8-3 23:22 | |
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Brad Garlinghouse, the CEO of Ripple, said that Facebook was responsible for the scrutiny and criticism it encountered from regulators. In an interview with Bloomberg TV, Garlinghouse said that the company went “too far” in its whitepaper by stating Libra was going to become a “new currency.
2019-8-1 03:58 | |
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Ask not for whom the bell tolls, Facebook. It tolls for thee, says bitcoin bull Lou Kerner. The crypto investor says Facebook is on its last legs, and even its over-hyped stablecoin project, Libra, can’t save it.
2019-7-29 19:43 | |
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In June, Facebook finally revealed the plans of its new cryptocurrency project dubbed “Libra. ” In light of this, it has been projected that it won’t be long before the big giants like Google and Apple will come up with their coins as well.
2019-7-27 17:56 | |
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MIT fellow Alex Lipton claims Facebook borrowed the guts of its Libra project from a paper he co-authored last year.
2019-7-26 11:00 | |
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A crypto and blockchain think tank in Kenya is advising authorities to focus on ensuring cryptocurrency adoption in the country, reports CGTN Africa, July 25, 2019. Meanwhile, there hasn’t been much progress regarding the issuance of standardized regulations for digital assets in Kenya but the central bank says the Facebook Libra project poses a systemicRead MoreRead More.
2019-7-26 01:00 | |
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While Facebook's Libra project was said to have 28 founding partners when unveiled, that isn't quite the case, says Visa CEO Alfred F. Kelly.
2019-7-24 14:00 | |
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Former director of U. S. Mint, Ed Moy, and American investor and economist, George Gilder, debated the nature of sound money and how Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, including Facebook’s Libra, compare to it.
2019-7-23 04:00 | |
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BlackRock is the largest money-management firm in the world with more than $6.5 trillion in assets under management and Larry Fink is their CEO with over a billion dollars of net worth. He appeared on CNBC recently: Fink said many of his clients and hedge funds are taking risk off the table. However, he believes […]
2019-7-20 20:53 | |
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Ripple CEO, Brad Garlinghouse, explained how there should be a level playing field when it comes to cryptos, adding that Secretary Mnuchin was right with his points during the hearing. Garlinghouse spoke to CNBC and gave his views on how Libra has helped the cryptocurrency ecosystem gain more traction by trying to fast-forward discussions and by […] The post Facebook approached the regulatory scene brazenly, says Ripple’s Brad Garlinghouse appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2019-7-20 21:00 | |
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Shark Tank Judge Kevin O’Leary Bullish On Facebook’s Libra says Bitcoin Would Soon Come Down to Zero Kevin O'Leary from Shark Tank and chairman of O’Shares ETFs says is quite bullish on Facebook’s nascent crypto project Libra.
2019-7-19 19:05 | |
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“There was a clear agreement ... that Libra, in particular, raises some very significant concerns, and cryptocurrencies more broadly," said Mnuchin.
2019-7-22 13:00 | |
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“There was a clear agreement ... that Libra in particular raises some very significant concerns, and cryptocurrencies more broadly," said Mnuchin.
2019-7-20 13:00 | |
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Coinspeaker “Bitcoin Billionaires” Author Says Bezos Would Be a Better Option for LibraBen Mezrich, the author of “Bitcoin Billionaires,” thinks that Libra would have had a much better shot if not Facebook but Amazon was at the wheel.
2019-7-19 12:13 | |
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Scandal after scandal hasn't done Facebook any favors, says former CTFC advisor Jeff Bandman.
2019-7-19 01:00 | |
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The G7 group of nations has warned of the threat posed by stablecoins such as Facebook's Libra and set out draft recommendations for regulation.
2019-7-18 15:00 | |
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While President Trump tears down Bitcoin and Libra, Ron Paul, a former Congressman and US presidential candidate think crypto is a good idea. The post No, Cryptocurrencies A Great Idea Says Former Congressman Ron Paul appeared first on Ethereum World News.
2019-7-18 11:30 | |
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Hester Peirce aka Crypto Mom, spoke at Fortune’s Brainstorm tech event recently, explaining her views about regulations for cryptocurrencies and the approach taken by her peers at the SEC. The SEC Commissioner also opined on the hot topic at the moment, Facebook’s Libra.
2019-7-17 20:30 | |
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Bitcoin has suffered significant losses after dropping by thousands of dollars to take its value below the $9,500 level. Market analysts believe that the criticism of Facebook’s cryptocurrency Libra by the US senators has unsettled investors.
2019-7-17 16:00 | |
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Coinspeaker ‘I Like Bitcoin,’ Says House GOP Leader McCarthy while Criticizing Facebook’s LibraHouse Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy praised Bitcoin and its underlying blockchain ledger technology for offering users privacy, especially given that big companies keep violating the privacy of its users - that's probably why he's not so optimistic about Libra.
2019-7-17 13:20 | |
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Security? Payment token? Utility token? Defining Facebook's Libra won't be easy, and it's not Facebook's call, says Jeff Bandman.
2019-7-17 11:10 | |
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Coinspeaker The Game of Governments: Crypto (and Libra) Is Here to StayMost of the commentators of yesterday's David Marcus's hearing agree that Libra is here to stay. The fact that it has been one of the most important discussions on the state level - says that cryptocurrencies are indeed becoming part of everyday life.
2019-7-17 10:29 | |
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Gone are the days when Bitcoin was only discussed on bitcointalk. org between a few hundred people, or on Reddit where the discussion would eventually become an excuse for skeptics to diss on believers.
2019-7-17 03:30 | |
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Facebook has been grilled today at a Senate Banking Committee hearing over its cryptocurrency project Libra. As part of the hearing, a representative for the social media giant claims the firm has been in contact with a Swiss agency to oversea data protection and user privacy.
2019-7-17 02:00 | |
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House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy says he “likes Bitcoin” and suggested that the government should “start using blockchain”. Is Facebook Building a Shadow Bank? Since revealing the concept for it’s new Libra cryptocurrency, Facebook has again become a topic of deep discussion and contention.
2019-7-17 20:01 | |
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Facebook blockchain exec David Marcus told lawmakers he would be willing to accept 100 percent of his salary in Libra.
2019-7-16 18:13 | |
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Former CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler believes Facebook's Libra looks – and should be regulated like – a security.
2019-7-16 16:00 | |
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Recently uncovered phone records point to multiple calls between Argentine President Javier Milei and a Libra-associated entrepreneur. Phone logs reviewed by prosecutors, and reported by The New York Times, indicate that Milei exchanged seven calls with an entrepreneur linked to…
New forensic reports and leaked court documents show years of dollar payments from crypto Libra (LIBRA) lobbyist Mauricio Novelli to Javier Milei and his inner circle, well before the memecoin collapsed.
Cryptocurrencies maintained a bearish stance today, as Bitcoin hinted at further dips below $100K psychological level. Amidst the prevailing broader uncertainty, this article explores altcoins dominating trends in the politics-tied digital tokens space, specifically MELANIA, LIBRA, and Pepe Trump (PTRUMP).
Argentina’s federal anti-corruption authority has cleared President Javier Milei of any wrongdoing for his February support of the cryptocurrency token Libra. The office mentioned that his social media endorsement was made in a personal capacity without using federal resources. The…
Bitcoin remains stuck below $110,000 as the financial landscape maintains a cautious tone following the latest Fed updates. While most tokens experienced bearish price actions as sellers outweighed buyers, Zebec Network (ZBCN) and LIBRA bucked the trend with double-digit gains.
In a remarkable display of market momentum, Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have soared to record highs, Ethereum has seen a massive whale movement, and Argentina’s president has disbanded the task force that was investigating the controversial LIBRA scandal.
Argentine President Javier Milei and his sister Karina failed to attend a scheduled session related to the LIBRA meme coin scandal.