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PayPal’s Stablecoin Is No Libra. Why the Timing Feels Right
11.8.2023
Like Facebook's ill-fated Libra project, PYUSD is getting some pushback in Washington D.C. But its prospects seem more promising, says Michael J. Casey
Threads is Libra and Meta All Over Again
7.7.2023
With his Twitter clone’s decentralized architecture, Mark Zuckerberg is yet again borrowing from crypto’s best ideas. Third time’s the charm?
CoinDesk at 10: The Ghost of Libra Lives On
25.5.2023
Facebook’s ambitious 2019 stablecoin project never went live. But it sure left a lasting impression. This feature is part of our CoinDesk Turns 10 series looking at the biggest stories in crypto history
Libra-related Sui blockchain fixes critical bug that put ‘billions’ at risk
16.5.2023
The vulnerability was located in a file that translates human-readable code into machine language for storage
A Technologist’s Approach to Explaining What Crypto Fixes
18.4.2023
Disclosures Show Shopify’s CEO Bought $3M Worth of Coinbase Shares During the Past 2 Months
4.10.2022
Public records show that Shopify’s CEO Tobias Lütke has purchased close to $3 million in Coinbase shares during the last 60 days. Lütke became a Coinbase board member last February and because he is a Coinbase associate, he’s required by law to submit his trades to the U.S....
Terra could leave a similar regulatory legacy to that of Facebook’s Libra
2.10.2022
The algorithmic stablecoin ban has sparked a range of arguments in the crypto industry as it is being seen as a watershed moment
A Former CFTC Chair Thinks There is No Need For New Laws on Stablecoins: Here’s What He Said
23.9.2022
Timothy Massad, former chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and a current research fellow at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, argued that regulatory progress on stablecoins can be made immediately by utilizing the current laws....
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Meta to Shutter Novi Crypto Payments Wallet in September, Ending Libra Saga
1.7.2022
Meta's crypto remittances project Novi emerged after the Libra stablecoin project rebranded
Libra Creator David Marcus Begins New Lightning Network Venture, Lightspark
12.5.2022
Details are vague, but Lightspark has raised an undisclosed funding round co-led by Andreessen Horowitz and Paradigm
Vale Diem: How Facebook’s ambitious stablecoin project came to an end
2.2.2022
It only took Libra/Diem two years to come full circle from publishing its white paper to falling apart
Mark Zuckerberg’s stablecoin project Diem officially shuts down
1.2.2022
Meta has officially given up on its stablecoin project Diem after more than two years of efforts to launch the digital currency
Projekt facebookové kryptoměny Diem se po tlaku regulačních orgánů rozpadá. Možná ji znáte pod názvem Libra
29.1.2022
Jen něco málo přes dva roky poté, co zakladatel Facebooku Mark Zuckerberg oznámil světu novou kryptoměnu Libra, nyní označovanou jako Diem, to podle zprávy agentury Bloomberg vypadá, že celý projekt skončí v propadlišti dějin.
Nejdřív Libra, pak Diem
Jeden z prvních náznaků, že Facebook chce
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta in Talks to Sell Assets in Crypto Project Diem: Report
26.1.2022
Meta, formerly Facebook, is reportedly in talks with investment bankers to sell its assets in the cryptocurrency project Diem, formerly Libra. The diem USD stablecoin was supposed to be issued by Silvergate Bank but it failed to get regulatory approval. Meta Reportedly Seeking Buyers for Diem...
Zuckerberg's Diem reportedly weighing sale after stablecoin plans falter
26.1.2022
It looks like Meta is planning to jump ship, with inside sources saying that the crypto initiative is trying to sell its assets
Privacy or policy? Why Facebook's crypto wallet Novi is facing resistance
27.10.2021
Facebook’s Novi wallet lets users send and receive a dollar-pegged stablecoin, but not hold it
US Senators Urge Facebook to Discontinue Crypto Wallet Pilot Citing ‘Insufficient’ Ability to Keep Consumers Safe
21.10.2021
A group of U.S. senators has asked Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to discontinue his company’s crypto wallet pilot and commit to not bringing the cryptocurrency Diem to market. “Facebook cannot be trusted to manage a payment system or digital currency when its existing ability to manage...
Facebook’s Novi Launches Pilot Program in Guatemala and US Using Pax Dollar
20.10.2021
Novi, Facebook’s digital wallet, will launch a pilot program to test the functionality of the service in two countries: Guatemala and the U.S. The test will allow Novi to test all of its main functions and to evaluate what things need to be improved before launch. Novi will use pax dollars...
Facebook ‘definitely looking’ at NFTs, says exec
25.8.2021
“When you have a good crypto wallet like Novi will be, you also have to think about how to help consumers support NFTs,” Facebook's David Marcus said
Facebook’s David Marcus calls for “fair shot” at crypto payments
18.8.2021
Marcus shares his honest thoughts on the crypto market, as well as declaring that Novi is ready to launch