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British Payment Firm Checkout.com Joins the Libra Association

28.4.2020
The Libra Association reinforces its efforts to launch the network in Q4 2020, adds British payment startup Checkout.com as its 24th member

Cross-Border Payment Portal Checkout.com Is Latest to Join Libra Association

28.4.2020
Checkout.com, a digital payment processor which focuses on cross-border transactions, has become the 24th member of the Libra Association

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

22.4.2020
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

Facebook Affirms Libra Commitment With 50 New Job Openings in Ireland

20.4.2020
Libra may have been scaled back, but Facebook is significantly expanding the team working to support the stablecoin project

Facebook’s Calibra Has 50 New Jobs in the Pipeline for Its Dublin-Based Team

20.4.2020
So long as regulators play ball, Facebook’s Calibra is hoping to create 50 new roles for its workforce in Ireland

Facebook Libra Redesigned: New System and Cryptocurrency to Comply With Regulations

17.4.2020
Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency project has undergone major changes. A number of key areas have been redesigned, including the payment system, the Libra cryptocurrency, and the addition of new single-currency stablecoins. The changes largely aim to comply with regulatory requirements. Also...

US Lawmaker Calls Libra’s Revamp Insufficient

17.4.2020
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

Libra Just Made a Bunch of Changes to Play More Nicely With Regulators

16.4.2020
Libra really, really wants to exist, so it’s starting to kowtow to regulations

Libra Scales Back Global Currency Ambitions in Concession to Regulators

16.4.2020
The Facebook-spawned Libra Association has scaled back its original vision of a global digital currency backed by a basket of fiat currencies

G20 Considers 10 Rules for Regulation of Stablecoins Like Facebook Libra

15.4.2020
The G20 is setting rules to regulate stablecoins such as Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency. Responding to a call by the G20, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) has provided 10 “high-level” recommendations that establish a regulatory framework for stablecoins. Also read:...

Celo Alliance Is out to Challenge Libra, Hoping for Less Red Tape

22.3.2020
As Facebook’s Libra members flock to the Celo Alliance project, Cointelegraph unpacks its goals and specs to figure out why

50 Companies Back New Cryptocurrency Project Competing With Facebook’s Libra

13.3.2020
Some members of the Libra Association are now backing a rival project called Celo, which has its own blockchain and cryptocurrency. Over 50 major companies have pledged their support, each pursuing a diverse set of use cases. The project claims that the combined reach of all members exceeds...

Libra Members Hedge Their Bets by Joining Rival Stablecoin Project

12.3.2020
Dubbed the “Celo Alliance for Prosperity,” the stablecoin project is backed by key Libra Association members such as Coinbase Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz and Anchorage

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

10.3.2020
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

Libra Plus? A New Global Digital Currency Strategy for Facebook

4.3.2020
India’s Supreme Court overturns a crypto banking ban while Facebook prepares fiat-pegged digital currencies alongside Libra

Bank of England Warns Crypto Adoption May Impact Credit Creation

2.3.2020
The Bank of England official urges regulators to prepare before stablecoins become “systemically important”

Cryptocurrency Could Kill Bank Lending, Warns Bank of England Deputy Governor

1.3.2020
In the cryptocurrency economy, the supply of credit through the banking system could disappear, warned Bank of England Deputy Governor Sir Jon Cunliffe. That would be a change with “profound economic consequences,” he added, emphasizing the risks from Facebook’s Libra project...