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

    October 15, 2019 /

    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.

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    Mastercard pulled out of Facebook's Libra stablecoin project (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

    October 11, 2019 /

    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...

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