In a Congressional hearing on Oct. 23, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg expressed confidence that a lot more firms will join Libra eventually. Facebook could withdraw from the Libra Association — the governing body of the eponymous stablecoin project — should it launch without approval from regulators in the United States. Libra could lose its primary…
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg plans to tell Congress that Libra will not launch anywhere in the world until U.S. regulators approve it. Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of social media giant Facebook, plans to tell United States Congress that Libra will not launch anywhere in the world until U.S. regulators approve it. Libra won’t launch anywhere…
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The German Federal Ministry of Finance has expressed concerns about using privacy tokens due to their association with criminal activities and difficulties to track them down. The German Federal Ministry of Finance has expressed concerns about rising use of privacy tokens due to their association with criminal activities and difficulties in tracking them. Published on…
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Mexico announces a new alliance to support blockchain development in Cointelegraph’s weekly digest of news from the Spanish-speaking world. The Spanish-speaking world has seen another week of major cryptocurrency and blockchain developments with the Mexican government announcing a new alliance to support the development of blockchain initiatives. Here is the past week of crypto and…
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David Marcus of the Libra Association reportedly said that the project would be open to using government currency-pegged stablecoins. Facebook is reportedly open to the idea of using national currency-pegged stablecoins for its forthcoming Libra project. According to Reuters on Oct. 20, David Marcus, the head of the Libra project for Facebook and CEO of…
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Telegram writes investors regarding delayed judgment, anticipating resolution that Grams are not securities February hearings. In a letter to investors, Telegram encouraged investors to view the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) hearing recently rescheduled for February as “a positive step.” Cause for optimism The letter, sent on Oct. 19, briefly reassures investors that…
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Alipay denies providing support for Bitcoin trading amid reports of Binance accepting fiat deposits via popular payment channels. Earlier in October 2019, Binance announced a fiat on-ramp for crypto trading via Chinese payment services Alipay and WeChat. This move was part of the exchange giant’s peer-to-peer (P2P) trading rollout for Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH) and Tether…
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New York District Court postpones the hearing regarding the Securities and Exchange Commission’s injunction filing against Telegram Open Network. The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York has postponed the hearing regarding the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) injunction filing against Telegram Open Network (TON) and its Gram token to Feb.…
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German Federal Minister of Finance Olaf Scholz has doubled down on his previous statement that policymakers should prevent the issuance of Libra. German Federal Minister of Finance Olaf Scholz has doubled down on his previous statement that policymakers should prevent the issuance of Facebook’s Libra stablecoin. At the International Monetary Fund and World Bank fall…
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The Premier of Bermuda, Edward David Burt, has said that cryptocurrencies are a great equalizer and characterized fintech innovation as a national strategic imperative. The Premier of Bermuda, Edward David Burt, has said that cryptocurrencies are a great equalizer and characterized fintech innovation as a national strategic imperative. In an interview for Forbes published on…
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