• Martine Paris interviewing Facebook's Kevin Weil at SF Blockchain Week (via @GCODigital).
    Libra

    Full speed ahead for Calibra, says Facebook’s Kevin Weil | Interview

    Libra’s co-creator on scaling blockchain for financial inclusion

    It’s been a pretty intense month for the Libra Association, whose stablecoin has come under intense scrutiny from the U.S. Congress and the G7 over fears of destabilizing the global financial system when it launches next year.

  • Facebook's chief seems to be losing, for once. (Anthony Quintano via Wikimedia Commons)
    Libra

    Despite being called ‘global threat’, Libra Association launches

    A signing ceremony by the cryptocurrency’s members was overshadowed by dropouts and a report calling stablecoins a threat to the global economy

    Facebook’s wounded Libra Association formally voted itself into existence on October 14, electing a board and choosing officers. The ceremony was overshadowed by the loss of seven original members including Mastercard and Visa.

  • David Marcus, co-creator of Facebook's Libra (via LinkedIn).
    Libra

    Facebook remains defiant in wake of Libra defections

    The loss of Mastercard, Visa, Stripe, eBay, and Mercado Pago has hurt the stablecoin project, but the social media giant promised to move ahead

    Facebook’s plan to create a blockchain-based stablecoin called Libra took a body blow on October 11, when five main partners including Mastercard and Visa withdrew.

  • Facebook Thumbs down (via Wikimedia Commons).
    Cryptocurrencies

    Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency project is crumbling

    Visa, Mastercard, eBay, Stripe, and Mercado Pago withdrew on October 11, leaving the stablecoin on its knees

    Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency plan began to collapse over the course of a few hours on the evening of Friday, October 11. Like dominoes toppling, many of its major partners began pulling out...