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75 Companies Back Facebook Libra’s Competitor Celo
7.5.2020
Celo, a competing project to Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency, has added 50% more new members to its alliance, bringing the total number of supporting organizations to 75. Some Celo members are also supporters of the Libra project, such as Coinbase Ventures, Anchorage, and Andreessen Horowitz....
Obama's Under Secretary for Terrorism Appointed CEO of Libra
6.5.2020
A man who enforced anti-money laundering under two U.S. presidents has been named the CEO of the Libra Association
Libra Association Names HSBC Chief Legal Officer as First CEO
6.5.2020
The Libra Association has just named HSBC Chief Legal Officer and former U.S. Under Secretary of the Treasury Stuart Levey as its new CEO. Levey will take the reins later this year
Facebook's Calibra Team Introduces A Novel Distributed Audit Protocol
2.5.2020
Facebook’s Calibra team introduces a new protocol for distributed auditing of assets that could have saved Mt. Gox
Cypherium Blockchain Joins Microsoft for Startups
30.4.2020
Cypherium blockchain joins Microsoft for Startups program looks to explore new use cases with BaaS giant
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
Network Bringing Bitcoin to DeFi Taps Libra Member Bison Trails for Staking Services
28.4.2020
DeFi protocol Keep Network has tapped Bison Trails to provide non-custodial staking services for tBTC, an ERC-20 representation of bitcoin (BTC) deposits
Blockchain, Not Crypto, Is at Core of Facebook’s Libra, Vice Chair Says
28.4.2020
Libra Association’s vice chair Dante Disparte expects Libra network to launch in Q4 2020
Libra and Ripple Find New Friends, Dash Fights In Japan + More News
28.4.2020
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Checkout.com, a global payment services provider, said it joined the Libra Association. "The Libra project holds...
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 Has a Flawed Crisis Model, Says Ex-IMF Economist
28.4.2020
Libra's revised whitepaper resembles clearinghouse certificates that the U.S. used to prevent bank runs before the Federal Reserve was created, a former IMF economist says
Binance Research Explains Recent Libra/SpaceX Comparison
25.4.2020
Binance Research gives further rationale for referencing Facebook's Libra as the SpaceX of the payments world
Facebook’s Libra Has Changed. But It Still Might Be a Win for Bitcoin
25.4.2020
Facebook’s Libra has changed. Having been roundly criticized after its unveiling in June 2019, it has now updated its white paper in a bid to placate regulators and governments.
Most notably, the new look Libra gets rid of any intention to move to a permissionless ledger. It also introduces a range...
Facebook’s Calibra Team Outlines New Byzantine Fault Tolerance Testing Methods
24.4.2020
Facebook’s Calibra team claims a new method could spot in minutes the BFT vulnerabilities that took the community over a decade to discover
New Libra Might Help Crypto Adoption - Binance Research
23.4.2020
Crypto industry might greatly benefit from Facebook's Libra coins adoption, according to Binance Research, the research arm of the major crypto exchange Binance that has its own interests in the stablecoins business.
In their analysis titled "Will Libra Live Up To Its Initial Ambitions?"...
India's Crypto Industry Is Bullish on Largest-Ever FDI in Tech Sector From Facebook
23.4.2020
“Libra may become a reality in India,” says the CEO of veteran exchange WazirX
Binance Research Finds Libra Could Rattle Payment Sector Foundations
23.4.2020
After a deep dive into Facebook's Libra project, Binance Research found the proposed concept could change the face of the payment sector
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
Libra Adapts White Paper to Appease US Regulators, Hopes for Changing Tides
21.4.2020
Following a few minor tweaks, experts believe that Libra will be ready for mainstream adoption
Facebook’s ‘Scaled Back’ Libra Proposal Is More Dangerous Than You Think
21.4.2020
With stablecoin announcements from China and Libra in the same week, the war over the future of money is reaching a new height, says our columnist