In the debate between breaking up Big Tech and homing in more on privacy regulation, some observers propose seeking a balance. Former Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman and George Washington University Law School Professor William Kovacic believes there’s a “synthesis” between the two sides, but he thinks U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) was right to […]
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Social media platform Facebook has reportedly secured support from dozens of players in the cryptocurrency and blockchain sector for its forthcoming digital currency. Social media platform Facebook has reportedly secured support from dozens of players in the cryptocurrency and blockchain sector for its forthcoming digital currency. The overall roster was announced by technology-focused media outlet […]
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There’s been a lot of chatter surrounding the anticipated release of Facebook’s new cryptocurrency, and the release of the Facebook Libra white paper. But, there’s one piece of news that could spell big bucks for people who jump on the train early: a consortium formed by Facebook Inc. in which at least four payment processing […]
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Twitter and Square founder Jack Dorsey explains his vision for new crypto team. Twitter founder Jack Dorsey said that he hopes private firms will understand the value of a stateless currency during an interview with technology news outlet Quartz published on June 14. Quartz reported that during the interview — which took place in the […]
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Can Facebook’s stablecoin and the Bakkt launch drive the next leg of the uptrend? The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own research when making a decision. Market data is […]
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Global investment bank RBC Capital Markets expects Facebook to release white paper for its crypto project on June 18. Global investment bank RBC Capital Markets believes that Facebook’s upcoming crypto project will be a major milestone in the firm’s history, CNBC reports June 14. In a note to investors, RBC Capital analysts Mark Mahaney and […]
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Facebook hired Standard Chartered Bank’s head of public affairs Ed Bowles for its cryptocurrency project, dubbed “Libra.” Facebook has reportedly hired Standard Chartered Bank’s head of public affairs Ed Bowles for its cryptocurrency project, the Financial Times reports on June 14. Per the report, Facebook hired the senior bank lobbyist in anticipation of the greater […]
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Visa, Mastercard, PayPal, Uber and others have allegedly each invested around $10 million in the governance consortium. Facebook has allegedly sealed backing from over a dozen firms that include Visa, Mastercard, PayPal and Uber for its soon-to-be-unveiled cryptocurrency project. The news was reported by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) on June 13. Source ostensibly familiar […]
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Social media giant revealed to be rather close to creating its own crypto token. Over the past few months, it appeared that Telegram has been comfortably leading the clandestine race between major social platforms that have been quietly working on their native crypto tokens, with its Telegram Open Network (TON) making strides toward its October […]
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There has been a lot of speculation over whether Facebook would release a cryptocurrency after its ad ban in 2018. At that time, I had speculated that they could either create their own coin, or that they could integrate Litecoin. Though this integration now looks unlikely, it is interesting that the release of the Libra […]
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