Tagged: libra

October 3, 2019 @ 9:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, told French business newspaper Les Echos that Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has no interest in creating a cryptocurrency similar to Facebook. Cook blessed the front page of Les Echos October 4th print version with the headline “Apple est le premier contribuable mondial.”… Read More

October 3, 2019 @ 7:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The developers of Facebook’s Libra stablecoin have unveiled a new roadmap that outlines the main steps leading to the project’s mainnet launch. The announcement, published on October 2, reveals several important updates for the crypto project’s developers and for those who are running the Libra… Read More

October 3, 2019 @ 2:26 am By Cali Haan  |  

Officials at Visa, Mastercard, PayPal, and Stripe are reportedly hesitating now about officially signing on as members of the Libra Association, a governance consortium assembled by Facebook to advise on its proposed private, in-app currency system, Libra. The 28 current members of the Libra Association are reportedly being asked… Read More

October 2, 2019 @ 9:08 pm By Cali Haan  |  

Banking advisors to the US Federal Reserve have warned that Facebook’s proposed private currency network, Libra, will disrupt conventional banking and could function as a “shadow banking” system if not properly regulated. They also warned that, “In extremis, alternative currencies could usurp the prudential authority… Read More

October 2, 2019 @ 10:27 am By JD Alois  |  

It has been widely reported that the founding members of the Libra Association, Facebook’s stablecoin initiative, have scheduled a meeting to take place in Geneva, Switzerland on October 14th. As the crypto advocates gather, one has to wonder what is on the agenda. First reported… Read More

September 27, 2019 @ 11:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Libra Association managing director and COO Bertrand Perez has said that the Facebook-backed stablecoin project could be a boon to the United Nations. Perez, whose comments came during a recent blockchain event held at the UN headquarters in Geneva (where the non-profit Libra Association is… Read More

September 26, 2019 @ 6:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Facebook’s stablecoin project Libra might solve some of the problems in the global payments industry, however, it could also create other types of issues that would have to be addressed by regulators, according to Benoit Coeure, a member of the executive board at the European… Read More

September 26, 2019 @ 2:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has not committed to Libra’s planned launch next year. In an interview with Nikkei Asian Review on September 26, Zuckerberg was asked about the expected launch date of Facebook’s controversial Libra cryptocurrency. “Obviously we want to move forward at some point… Read More

September 24, 2019 @ 9:58 pm By JD Alois  |  

While the political chatter in the US is clearly anti-Libra and both France and Germany have expressed their disfavor for Facebook’s stablecoin, Heath Behncke, a founder of the Australian consortium’s bid for Libra Association membership, claims there is strengthening support for Libra. Behncke has recently… Read More

September 24, 2019 @ 8:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The governor of the Bank of Japan (BoJ) Haruhiko Kuroda has requested the international community to work together to develop a regulatory framework for stablecoins, including Facebook’s Libra. In statements shared with Reuters on Tuesday, Kuroda noted: “If Libra is introduced, it could have a… Read More

September 22, 2019 @ 9:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Facebook has acquired Servicefriend, a Tel Aviv-based company that provides artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled customer service bots for messaging. The acquisition has been made as the social media giant prepares to launch its stablecoin project Libra next year. According to Techcrunch, the news was initially reported… Read More

September 21, 2019 @ 12:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ravi Menon, head of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the nation’s central bank, has warned that Facebook’s controversial stablecoin project Libra raises significant global financial risks, which must be addressed by regulatory authorities.  Menon joins a growing list of regulators throughout the world who’ve… Read More

September 20, 2019 @ 9:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The US House Financial Services Committee is planning to ask the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to provide additional information about a litany of topics including cryptocurrencies and Facebook’s stablecoin project Libra. Other topics include the discussion on private markets vs. public markets as well… Read More

September 17, 2019 @ 3:20 am By Cali Haan  |  

David Marcus, a former PayPal executive now leading Facebook’s cryptocurrency project, Libra, has claimed on Twitter that the company’s proposed in-app global payments network will not threaten the monetary sovereignty of nations. The tweet was met with some skepticism, however. Regulators around the world have… Read More

September 15, 2019 @ 8:00 pm By Therese Torris  |  

On September 12, the French Minister of Economy and Finance Bruno Le Maire did not mince words. Libra should not be allowed in Europe, he said. Later, on the same day, Bertrand Perez, the newly appointed managing director and COO of the Libra Association was… Read More

September 15, 2019 @ 12:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Germany’s government has spoken against the authorization of the ongoing development of Facebook’s controversial stablecoin project Libra in Europe. Christian Democratic Union parliamentarian Thomas Heilmann, who’s responsible for creating CDU’s policies on blockchain technology, said the German government will not allow projects like Libra to… Read More

September 14, 2019 @ 9:18 am By Cali Haan  |  

Bertrand Perez, General Director of the Libra Association says Facebook has no plans to delay the launch of its global (crypto)currency network, despite outcry from global regulators. “We are firmly maintaining our launch schedule, between the end of the first half of next year and… Read More

September 12, 2019 @ 11:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

France’s government is reportedly planning to block the ongoing development of Facebook’s controversial stablecoin project, Libra.  French authorities said the launch of the crypto-related Libra initiative must not be permitted in Europe because it challenges the “monetary sovereignty” of states, according to CNBC. The report… Read More

September 11, 2019 @ 12:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

Following the announcement by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has issued guidelines on the treatment of stablecoins under Swiss law, the Libra Association, a non profit based in Geneva, Switzerland, will pursue a license as a payment system with lead supervisory authority under the… Read More

September 11, 2019 @ 6:55 am By JD Alois  |  

The planned international scope of Libra requires an internationally coordinated approach. The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has published guidelines on treatment of stablecoins under Swiss law. Stablecoins are virtual currencies or cryptocurrencies which attempt to hold a stable value by pegging itself to… Read More