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  • Levey to lead Libra
    Stuart Levey's goal as CEO of the Libra Association is to calm its critics (Photo: Libra Association)
    Cryptocurrencies,  People,  Politics

    Stuart Levey to lead Libra Association, comfort critics

    A top HSBC executive and Treasury Department official in charge of financial crimes and sanctions, a big part of the new CEO’s role is to reassure central bankers, regulators, and elected officials

    May 6, 2020 /

    By hiring Stuart Levey the Facebook-founded Libra Association is announcing that compliance—with central bankers, financial regulators, tax authorities, and criminal and intelligence investigators—will be a prime driver as it moves forward.

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

    November 1, 2019 /

    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.

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    Martine Paris
  • The moment Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was asked in a congressional hearing if he was a socialist.
    The moment Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was asked in a congressional hearing if he was a socialist.
    Libra

    Mark Zuckerberg gets Waters-boarded at House hearing on Facebook’s Libra

    While drawing praise and condemnation for the stablecoin project, the social media giant’s CEO waved the flag and attacked China

    October 23, 2019 /

    Mark Zuckerberg is a proud American. And Facebook, despite being used by 2.7 billion people around the globe, is first and foremost an American company with American values.

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    Leo Jakobson
  • Trump National Doral Miami, site of the June 2020 G7 summit (via Trump Hotels).
    Trump National Doral Miami, site of the June 2020 G7 summit (via Trump Hotels).
    Bitcoin,  Cryptocurrencies,  Libra,  Tether

    G7 report is a giant warning to stablecoins

    Bitcoin has ‘failed’; stablecoins need heavy regulation

    October 18, 2019 /

    The G7 has finally released a major report on the potential impact of global stablecoins.

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    Leo Jakobson
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