How a Fatal Weakness Forced Libra to Capitulate

2020-6-3 16:35

While Bitcoin created an alternative financial system independent of government, Libra’s architecture depends on the existing fiat currency system – and on the whims of the governments that control it.

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HSBC Chief Legal Officer, Stuart Levey Joins Libra as CEO; Bringing Transparency to the Association

This move comes shortly after Libra initiated a payment system license to commence operations in Switzerland under the oversight of the country’s financial watchdog, FINMA. Speculations arose about a possible launch of the Libra stablecoin by the end of 2020, should the association sort the underlying legal hurdles.

2020-5-7 15:31


Íîâûé àëüÿíñ ðàçâåðíåò DeFi-ïðèëîæåíèÿ íà áëîê÷åéíå Celo êàê àëüòåðíàòèâó ïðîåêòó Libra

Ïîëñîòíè êîìïàíèé, âêëþ÷àÿ ó÷àñòíèêîâ «Àññîöèàöèè Libra» Coinbase Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz è Anchorage, çàéìóòñÿ ñîçäàíèåì ìîáèëüíûõ ôèíàíñîâûõ ïðèëîæåíèé ïîâåðõ áëîê÷åéíà Celo. The Alliance for Prosperity is a mission-aligned network of organizations working towards a more inclusive global financial system and fostering social impact and financial inclusion through the use of blockchain technology. #CeloAlliance Find out more: […]

2020-3-13 21:16


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Germany: Central Bank Urges Europe To Strengthen Banking System Over CBDC Route

Jan Weidmann, the President of the Bundesbank, holds some very unique thoughts on the topic of money, digitization, and the network effect of payment services. Speaking with Handelsblatt, he offers his perspective on opposing Libra, which is centered around a market-oriented approach rather than endorsing the launch of a state-backed competitor such as a digital euro, JanuaryRead MoreRead More.

2020-1-4 02:00


Launch A Real-Time Payments System Before Libra, FTC Commissioner Tells Federal Reserve

According to FTC Commissioner, the impending Facebook led Libra project should be reason enough for the US Federal Reserve to develop its own instantaneous payments system, CoinDesk reports. Rohit Chopra, a sitting commissioner of the US Federal Trade Commission, in a letter to the Federal Reserve’s board, expressed his support for the recently mooted FedNow […]

2019-11-9 22:22


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Libra Roundup: G7 Voice Concerns, Senator Adds Support, New Study Emerges

Today, G7 countries have documented their concerns about the impact of stablecoins on the global monetary system, US Senator Michael Rounds has offered fresh words of support, and a new survey has emerged on Libra adoption 67% of Nigerian Businesses Would Welcome Libra While Facebook’s intention to launch a global digital currency sparked reactions among governments and regulators in developed countries, no-one has bothered to ask the opinion of potential users, especially in developing countries.

2019-10-18 14:00


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An overview of Facebook’s ‘cryptocurrency’ supporters — who’s in and who’s out

Facebook sent the world into a frenzy when it announced its intention to enter the payments space with the launch of its controversial ‘cryptocurrency‘ Libra earlier this year. Initially, Facebook said it had garnered support from 28 companies, including some of the world’s top financial and technology giants.

2019-10-15 19:46


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Moonday Mornings: eBay, Mastercard, Visa, Stripe, and Mercado Pago leave Facebook’s Libra Association

Good morning forkers, it’s that time of the week again. It’s Hard Fork’s wrap-up of the weekend’s cryptocurrency and blockchain headlines you shouldn’t miss. Let’s get to it. 1. Facebook‘s “cryptocurrency” Libra is facing yet more challenges as Mastercard, Visa, eBay, payment system provider Stripe, and South American partner Mercado Pago have pulled out of the troubled project, The Financial Times reports.

2019-10-14 11:40


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Central bank says Libra must operate like a bank if it’s to launch in UK

The Bank of England‘s (BoE) Financial Policy Committee (FPC) has laid down a set of rules that Facebook‘s Libra and other cryptocurrencies must follow if they are to be launched in Britain. While some question if Facebook’s ‘cryptocurrency’ Libra will ever launch, the BoE‘s FPC did recognize its potential to becoming an “important payment system,” City AM reports.

2019-10-9 15:12


Major US Banks Caution Federal Advisory Council Against Libra Becoming A ‘Shadow Banking’ System

Facebook's nascent crypto project Libra continues to run in trouble even before the actual launch. The project has managed to enrage regulators, central banks and governments around the globe, who believed Facebook was merely using the name of blockchain to start a parallel monetary system, piggy riding the existing framework in which institutions pay billions […]

2019-10-1 22:09


Facebook’s Libra could give birth to a ‘shadow banking’ system, claims United States’ Federal Advisory Council

At this month’s Federal Advisory Council meeting, the United States’ biggest banks (including CEOs Rene Jones of M&T Bank Corp. , Beth Mooney of KeyCorp, and Brian Moynihan of Bank of America Corp) were asked by the Federal Reserve about their thoughts on Libra, the stablecoin proposed by social media giant Facebook.

2019-10-2 18:45


Facebook’s Libra is a “Threat to Currencies,” Marcus Treahcer, Ripple VP of Customer Success

One major flaw with Facebook’s plan to create a digital currency, according to Marcus Treacher, Ripple’s senior vice president of customer success, says is that it is a “walled garden.” The term that means a closed system has been applied to top companies like Facebook (FB) and Apple (APPL) in reference to the control they […]

2019-9-29 04:48


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