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Vodafone Becomes 8th Company to Exit Libra Association
22.1.2020
After a spate of big names parting ways with the Libra Association late last year such as Paypal, Visa, Mastercard, and Ebay, British telecommunications giant Vodafone has become the latest to bid the ambitious digital asset project farewell. While Vodafone’s statement notes it does not rule...
British Telecoms Giant Latest Member to Bail on Libra Association
21.1.2020
British telecom Vodafone will depart from Libra Association, Libra and Vodafone confirm
Vodafone Is the Latest Big Company to Quit Facebook-Founded Libra Association
21.1.2020
Telecom giant Vodafone has left the Libra Association, the eighth company to pull out of the Facebook-led digital currency project since the fall
Libra Association Forms Steering Committee to Guide Technical Development
17.1.2020
The Libra Association has formed a new, five-member committee to guide the technical development of the network
Libra Association Exec: World Needs Us Because Bitcoin Is ‘Not a Means of Payment’
7.1.2020
Libra Association Vice Chair Dante Disparte spoke at the Digital Money Forum at CES 2020, arguing for Libra's advantages over other bitcoin
Crypto Regulation: Is It Good or Bad for the Industry?
16.12.2019
Would regulation be a delight or a disaster for crypto and blockchain? Experts — and countries around the world — are bitterly divided #Sponsored
Libra Updates White Paper, Removes Dividends for Libra Association
13.12.2019
Libra removes mention of dividend payments for Libra Association in updated white paper
‘Hell No’: Jack Dorsey Says Twitter Won’t Be Joining Libra Association
25.10.2019
The private Libra project is not in line with what Dorsey wants Twitter to stand for, the CEO (and bitcoin supporter) said
Another Blow to Libra Association as Booking Holdings Decides to Pull the Plug
15.10.2019
With major companies deciding to opt-out of the much anticipated Libra project, the road ahead for Facebook Inc seems to be an extremely tough one. The latest firm to back out of the Libra Association is Booking Holdings, a Norwalk-based eminent American firm operating several notable travel...
Libra Association Holds Inaugural Meeting, Forms Board
15.10.2019
The Libra Association has formed a five-member board and created rules for the consortium’s governance
Facebook-Led Libra Forms Governing Council After Big-Name Departures
15.10.2019
At a charter signing in Geneva on Monday, the Libra Association locked in 21 members of its governing council
Booking Holdings Leaves Facebook’s Libra Association
14.10.2019
Leading online travel company Booking Holdings has left the Libra Association
Coinbase CEO: Senate’s Pressure on Libra Association Is ‘Un-American’
14.10.2019
Coinbase CEO criticized U.S. senators for pressuring Stripe, Mastercard and Visa to leave Libra
Visa, Mastercard, Ebay, Stripe Join Paypal in Leaving Libra
12.10.2019
Most payment companies have now pulled out of Facebook’s Libra project. Visa, Mastercard, Ebay, and Stripe have followed Paypal in dropping out of the project amid regulatory concerns. The Libra Association has responded to the exodus of these companies. David Marcus, who is in charge of...
U.S. Warns Visa, Mastercard to ‘Proceed With Caution’ Regarding Libra
11.10.2019
In the wake of Paypal’s very public exit from the Libra project, U.S. lawmakers are now pressuring Stripe, Visa and Mastercard to rethink their membership of the Libra Association as well. On October 8, three letters from two U.S. senators urged the tech and finance giants to “carefully...
Libra Association’s Head of Product Spent Just Five Months in the Role
9.10.2019
Simon Morris, the head of product at the Libra Association, has left the project within five months of joining, according to his LinkedIn profile
PayPal, the First Firm to Officially Exit from Facebooks’s Libra Association
7.10.2019
The difficulties of Facebook seem to be multiplying on every coming day. Strong ripples across the industry were observed on Friday when PayPal, the first firm to back digital currency project of Facebook, has officially announced its detachment from the project. However, the announcement did...
Paypal Exits Libra – Mastercard and Visa May Follow
6.10.2019
Facebook’s ambitious financial inclusion project, Libra, continues marching forward in spite of mountainous regulatory obstacles, but key members of the Libra Association are having doubts and dropping out. Paypal has now reportedly left the group due to regulatory concerns. Libra...
PayPal Might Withdraw From Libra Association: Report
4.10.2019
PayPal might pull out of the Facebook-led Libra project, according to a Financial Times report
Libra Association Talks With EU Regulators Following Opposition
27.9.2019
Libra tries to convince France and Germany of its merits by going through EU