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Where it all went wrong for Facebook’s Libra

Facebook was blindsided this month when seven of the high-profile companies involved in its digital currency project, including eBay, PayPal, Visa and Mastercard, stepped back, leaving its future hanging in the balance......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsOct 15th, 2019

Where it all went wrong for Facebook’s Libra

Facebook was blindsided this month when seven of the high-profile companies involved in its digital currency project, including eBay, PayPal, Visa and Mastercard, stepped back, leaving its future hanging in the balance......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsOct 15th, 2019

Facebook co-founder Hughes in FT: Libra coin would shift power into wrong hands

See the rest of the story here. Theflyonthewall.com provides the latest financial news as it breaks. Known as a leader in market intelligence, The Fl.....»»

Category: blogSource: theflyonthewallJun 21st, 2019

Your tech devices want to read your brain. What could go wrong?

Neurable, NextMind, Facebook and other tech firms are working to develop computer devices that you control with your thoughts......»»

Category: topSource: washpostApr 27th, 2021

Facebook"s Nick Clegg: The idea that Europe should ban companies from collecting users" personal data is a serious miscalculation

In a response to Axel Springer CEO Mathias Döpfner, Facebook's Nick Clegg says it's wrong to say tech giants use personal data for n.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderFeb 1st, 2021

WhatsApp"s new T&Cs didn"t really change anything about sharing your data with Facebook, but you should still use Signal if you care about privacy

WhatsApp was already sharing your data with Facebook - where it went wrong was by giving users an ult.....»»

Category: worldSource: nytJan 26th, 2021

Mark Zuckerberg Has Another Answer to Bitcoin

Facebook’s Libra has a new name and diminished ambitions, but regulators will still see it as a threat......»»

Category: topSource: washpostDec 22nd, 2020

First State-Owned Entity Joins Libra Association

Temasek, one of Singapore’s two state-owned investment vehicles, is among the latest firms to join the Libra Association, the consortium Facebook set up to create a global digital currency......»»

Category: forexSource: coindeskMay 14th, 2020

Libra’s Long Road From a Facebook Lab to the Global Stage: A Timeline

A detailed chronology of Libra's journey from a skunkworks inside Facebook to a potential global monetary game-changer to a shadow of its former self......»»

Category: forexSource: coindeskApr 22nd, 2020

Facebook Affirms Libra Commitment With 50 New Job Openings in Ireland

Libra may have been scaled back, but Facebook is significantly expanding the team working to support the stablecoin project......»»

Category: forexSource: coindeskApr 20th, 2020

US Lawmaker Calls Libra’s Revamp Insufficient

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......»»

Category: forexSource: coindeskApr 17th, 2020

Facebook Revamps Proposed Cryptocurrency Libra

Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB)'s proposed cryptocurrency Libra is revamping its platform to make it more acceptable to financial regulators.  read more.....»»

Category: blogSource: benzingaApr 16th, 2020

Facebook tries again with its Bitcoin rival

Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency could now launch in mid-November after a revamp aimed at mollifying its many critics. Julian Satterthwaite reports......»»

Category: videoSource: reutersApr 16th, 2020

Facebook"s Libra cryptocurrency gets revamp in response to backlash

Facebook's planned cryptocurrency Libra will be linked to individual national currencies and overseen by global watchdogs in a scaled-back revamp it hopes will win regulatory approval......»»

Category: topSource: reutersApr 16th, 2020

Libra Scales Back Global Currency Ambitions in Concession to Regulators

The Facebook-spawned Libra Association has scaled back its original vision of a global digital currency backed by a basket of fiat currencies......»»

Category: forexSource: coindeskApr 16th, 2020

Facebook"s Libra cryptocurrency revamped after backlash

Facebook's planned cryptocurrency Libra will be linked to individual national currencies and overseen by global watchdogs in a scaled-back revamp it hopes will win regulatory approval......»»

Category: topSource: reutersApr 16th, 2020

Cryptosphere: Why is Facebook"s Libra in trouble?

Facebook is getting into the crypto business. Its digital currency called Libra is scheduled to launch in summer 2020. But the project has raised a lot of concerns......»»

Category: videoSource: reutersMar 17th, 2020

Libra Wanted a Currency, All We Need Are DeFi’s Open Payment Rails

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......»»

Category: forexSource: coindeskMar 10th, 2020

Libra Plus? A New Global Digital Currency Strategy for Facebook

India’s Supreme Court overturns a crypto banking ban while Facebook prepares fiat-pegged digital currencies alongside Libra......»»

Category: forexSource: coindeskMar 4th, 2020

Facebook won"t make Libra currency available for now, The Information says

See the rest of the story here. Theflyonthewall.com provides the latest financial news as it breaks. Known as a leader in market intelligence, The Fl.....»»

Category: blogSource: theflyonthewallMar 3rd, 2020

#SocialStocks: Shopify joins Libra Association, Facebook bans COVID-19 cure ads

See the rest of the story here. Theflyonthewall.com provides the latest financial news as it breaks. Known as a leader in market intelligence, The Fl.....»»

Category: blogSource: theflyonthewallFeb 26th, 2020