Libra Plans Dollar-Pegged Stablecoin Launch in January 2021: Report
Libra might eventually get off the ground as early as January albeit in a more limited format.
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Nov 27, 2020 at 6:20 a.m. UTC
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German Finance Minister Says He Does Not Support Private Cryptos: Report
Olaf Scholz said banks need to adapt for a digital world but seemed to rule out private digital currencies from that future.
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Nov 20, 2020 at 4:03 p.m. UTC
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From PayPal to Libra: Big Tech Has Forced Central Banks to Wake Up to CBDCs, Says Benoit Coeure
Libra was the final wake-up call for central banks that prompted serious consideration of digital currency issuances, according to the head of the BIS Innovation Hub.
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Nov 13, 2020 at 2:34 p.m. UTC
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FSB Recommends Stablecoin (Libra) Safeguards as G7 Continues Blockade
Finance officials never once named libra. But they didn't have to; the proposed stablecoin's shadow still looms large.
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Oct 13, 2020 at 6:44 p.m. UTC
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Facebook's Libra Co-Founder Morgan Beller Departs to Return to VC
Beller, 27, will become a general partner at NFX. She'd worked at a16z before joining Facebook.
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Sep 22, 2020 at 2:40 p.m. UTC
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European Ministers Call on EU Commission to Regulate Stablecoins
Finance ministers from five European countries have called on the EU Commission to introduce tough regulation for stablecoins.
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Sep 11, 2020 at 3:11 p.m. UTC
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Libra Taps Ex-Homeland Security General Counsel as New Legal Chief
The new general counsel is Libra's second in just three months.
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Aug 27, 2020 at 10:50 a.m. UTC
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Facebook Taps David Marcus to Lead Payments Initiatives
Marcus will continue running Libra's Novi digital wallet as he takes on Facebook Financial.
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Aug 10, 2020 at 8:02 p.m. UTC
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Federal Reserve Is Rushing to Get Its Instant Payments Offering Ready
COVID-19 proved the need for FedNow, even though the U.S. central bank admits the service is still years away.
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Aug 6, 2020 at 6:03 p.m. UTC
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Libra Hasn't Abandoned Multi-Currency Stablecoin: Policy Director
The Libra Association's head of policy said ongoing dialogues with central bankers had not dented their original ambition.
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Jul 8, 2020 at 4:22 p.m. UTC
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