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US Authorities Start Tightening Grip On Crypto Trade, Send Notices To Cryptocurrency Owners
27.7.2019
The crypto trade finally seems to be falling in regulation in the US, as authorities start to tighten their grip on crypto trade and digital currency owners. In a statement released on Friday, the Internal Revenue Services (IRS) of the US said that it has started sending letters to crypto owners...
Huawei CEO Calls on China to Create a Rival to Facebook’s Libra Crypto
26.7.2019
Huawei's CEO said: "Even China is able to issue such currencies, why wait for Libra?"
Coincheck-Owner Monex Group Moves to Join Facebook Libra
26.7.2019
Monex Group, the Japanese financial services company that owns the Coincheck crypto exchange, has applied to join Facebook's Libra project
MIT Fellow Accuses Facebook of ‘Lifting’ His Ideas for Libra Cryptocurrency
26.7.2019
MIT fellow Alex Lipton claims Facebook borrowed the guts of its Libra project from a paper he co-authored last year
Huawei Founder Says China Can Issue Own 'Libra'
26.7.2019
Ren Zhengfei. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, Financial Times
Ren Zhengfei, the founder and CEO and of Chinese giant Huawei that was recently blacklisted* by the U.S., said that China can issue a similar digital token to Facebook's Libra.
Responding to Italian media questions whether Libra...
‘However Long It Takes’: Zuckerberg Vows to Win Over Regulators on Libra
25.7.2019
Facebook's CEO said it will spend "however long it takes" to get regulators on board before launching Libra
Libra ještě neexistuje a už se objevují falešné kopie. Facebook situaci podcenil
24.7.2019
I když očekávaná kryptoměna Facebooku jménem Libra stále neexistuje a nebude minimálně do příštího roku, na sociálních sítích se začaly objevovat stránky, které ji údajně prodávají. Upozornil na to server Washington Post, podle kterého to ukazuje, jak Facebook situaci nemá pod kontrolou - nedokázal
REPORT: People in US Trust Bitcoin More Than Facebook’s Libra
24.7.2019
Compared with bitcoin, people in the U.S. don't trust Facebook's anticipated new stablecoin Libra, according to a new survey
Facebook's Word Play Puts Libra's Promise Under Question
24.7.2019
David Marcus, co-creator of Libra, head of their Calibra wallet. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube
Until the necessary regulatory approvals are gained, Facebook's Libra will not be launched, David Marcus, co-creator of Libra, head of their Calibra wallet, said on multiple occasions. But what...
Facebook Libra Backers Are Not Official Partners Yet, Says Visa CEO
24.7.2019
While Facebook's Libra project was said to have 28 founding partners when unveiled, that isn't quite the case, says Visa CEO Alfred F. Kelly
Facebook Libra Hasn’t Responded to Information Request: Swiss Watchdog
24.7.2019
Facebook hasn't responded to a request by Switzerland’s data privacy regulator for more details on Libra, despite the project being based in Geneva
Představuje projekt Libra of Facebooku ohrožení fintechu? Odpovídá Reflex, Miton, Alza, Pilulka, Spořka a fintech asociace
24.7.2019
V polovině června představila světu společnost Facebook projekt s názvem Libra. Libra se inspirovala kryptoměnami jako Bitcoin či Ethereum, ačkoli sama klasickou kryptoměnou není, jelikož se jedná o uzavřený projekt řízený konsorciem globálních korporací, sdružených ve vznikající organizaci Libra...
Beware: Don’t Fall a Victim to Libra Scams
23.7.2019
A screenshot of a Libra scam website.
Announcements great and small, particularly by large, well-known companies attract a particular group of people, targeting the inexperienced – the scammers. No wonder, then, that Facebook’s announcement of its Libra coin, even if not launched yet, is used as...
Binance CEO Thinks Trump Discussing Cryptocurrency is a Good Thing
23.7.2019
The industry of cryptocurrency doesn’t seem to cease the discussions around it. The latest comments have come from Changpeng Zhao, the CEO of the biggest digital currency exchange in terms of trading volume – Binance. Zhao’s opinions are in response to US President Donald Trump’s remarks...
Congress Drew a Fine Line Between Libra and Crypto – That’s a First
23.7.2019
Lawmakers at last week’s hearings took pains to distinguish Facebook’s Libra from the broader crypto space, showing a new maturity in their approach
Privacy Is a Human Right Worth Fighting For
23.7.2019
Privacy is a basic human right. It’s there in Article 12 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: “Freedom from Interference with Privacy, Family, Home and Correspondence.” Attaining that right in an era of dragnet surveillance, mass data breaches, state-sponsored hacks...
UK Lawmakers May Probe Facebook Libra Over Privacy, Fraud Concerns
22.7.2019
A parliamentary committee worries about Facebook holding financial details on its potentially billions of Libra users
Libra’s Biggest Problem
22.7.2019
Facebook's Libra is trying to simultaneously be pro-privacy and pro-KYC; this forms an inherent contradiction
Steady Retaliation Of Crypto Companies From The US Pose A Serious Threat To The Industry
21.7.2019
The United States is an important market for any industry, and crypto is no exception. However, the recent trends suggest that the crypto industry is steadily declining in the country, as many major companies are withdrawing operations in the US. The recent hostility from the government,...
Crypto Bullishness Spreads on Capitol Hill
21.7.2019
U.S. Congress has shown that it is starting to care about cryptocurrency as a number of lawmakers spoke up in favor of it this week. “The world Satoshi Nakamoto had envisioned is an unstoppable force” and “there’s no capacity to kill bitcoin” are some of the comments...