Facebook's David Marcus: Libra Crypto Users Won't Have to Trust Us
In a note published Wednesday, Facebook blockchain lead David Marcus pushed back against calls to stop Libra's development.
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Jul 3, 2019 at 5:35 p.m. UTC
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Now Japanese Regulators Are Getting Anxious About Facebook's Cryptocurrency
Japan's central bank has joined the regulators worldwide expressing concerns over the potential risks posed by Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency.
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Jul 3, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. UTC
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4 US Lawmakers Join Call to Freeze Facebook's Libra Project
Several House Democrats called for a moratorium on Libra development in a letter to Facebook executives on Tuesday.
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Jul 2, 2019 at 10:13 p.m. UTC
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US Watchdog Groups Call for Congress to Put a Freeze on Facebook's Libra
A group of privacy and consumer watchdogs is asking the U.S. Congress to halt Facebook's Libra project.
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Jul 2, 2019 at 9:30 p.m. UTC
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Facebook's Inches Towards Global Regulatory Compliance, Applies for New York BitLicense
If the project is to be truly global, Facebook may need “literally hundreds, perhaps thousands, of licenses from hundreds of different regulators,” said Sean Park.
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Jul 1, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. UTC
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BIS Chief: Central Banks May Issue Digital Currencies 'Sooner Than We Think'
The chief of the Bank for International Settlements has acknowledged that central banks will likely soon need to issue their own digital currencies.
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Jul 1, 2019 at 8:00 a.m. UTC
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Bitcoin, Facebook and the End of 20th Century Money
Bitcoin is surging and Libra is shaking up regulators as the globe faces a period of doubt on the economic front.
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Jul 1, 2019 at 4:00 a.m. UTC
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Monero and Zcash Conferences Showcase Their Differences (And Links)
The future of privacy coins relies on technologists getting the governance setup right. Here are both sides of the zcash debate.
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Jun 30, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. UTC
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Facebook's Libra Crypto Code Draws Critiques and Clones on GitHub
Would-be coders and eager trolls are digging into the early code for Facebook's Libra blockchain.
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Jun 29, 2019 at 10:05 a.m. UTC
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JPMorgan CEO Dimon Says Crypto Companies 'Want to Eat Our Lunch'
Dimon believes blockchain is real and is wary of the competition it brings.
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Jun 28, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. UTC
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