- by Adrian Barkley
- December 08, 2020
As it tries to distance itself from the initial controversy, Facebook‘s new “diem“ project gets hit with another lawsuit
Quick Take 1 minute read Last week, it was officially announced that the Facebook lead crypto project known as Diem (previously known as Libra), has been hit with legal action...
- by Adrian Barkley
- December 02, 2020
Facebook‘s Libra project re-brands to Diem as it plans to launch early 2021
Quick take 1 minute read Earlier this week, Libra announced that it was getting ready to change its whole name and branding to Diem. This comes as the project is...
- by Adrian Barkley
- October 18, 2020
Former HSBC executive joins Libra Association as its new CFO
Quick take 1 minute read Libra, the yet to be released cryptocurrency project from Facebook has just brought on board its chief financial officer and chief risk officer for the...
- by Adrian Barkley
- September 21, 2020
Blockchain capital becomes the newest member of the Facebook-led libra Association
Blockchain Capital has just been added to the Libra Association as was released in a blog post published at the end of last week on the 18th of September. The...
- by Adrian Barkley
- August 22, 2020
What would the rise of CBDCs mean for bitcoin and Facebook’s Libra?
Central-bank digital currencies are becoming more and more popular all over the world. Many central banks are looking into this new asset class for the future but as these banks...
- by Adrian Barkley
- August 19, 2020
Facebook‘s new division will look into payments with the Libra co-creator at the helm
Over the past 12 months, Facebook has been the talk of the town within the crypto space. After the social network announced the development of its Libra stablecoin, many heads...
- by Adrian Barkley
- May 26, 2020
As Libra and CBDCs fight for the top spot, could bitcoin be the Darkhorse?
Around this time last year, Facebook announced its Libra token with financial inclusion as its main goal. As it was announced, many central banks all over the world were all...
- by Robert Johnson
- May 15, 2020
How Facebook & telegram are impacting regulators with their crypto projects
Dr. Steven Waterhouse has said that the government of the United States will not allow for private enterprises to challenge the power of the dollar. Speaking in an interview, the...
- by Adrian Barkley
- May 08, 2020
Checkout.com teams up with the Libra to help unbanked people all over the world
One of the latest companies to join Libra is Checkout.com, a digital payment processor that is a big believer in the project. Announced recently, the company thinks that the stablecoin...
- by Adrian Barkley
- May 07, 2020
Former Undersecretary for Barack Obama takes the CEO spot at the Libra Association
Libra announced this week that they had appointed Stuart Levey as its chief executive officer. Before joining the project, Stuart served as Obama’s undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence. ...
- by Adrian Barkley
- May 02, 2020
Antonopoulos: Libra is nothing to worry about for BTC
Facebook‘s upcoming cryptocurrency has been the talk of the town for over a year now. Recently, the project has changed its ways and is going to be linked to individual...
- by Adrian Barkley
- April 20, 2020
New vacancies open up at Facebook in Dublin for Calibra
With the coronavirus spreading throughout the world at full force, 50 new Vacancies have been created for Facebook‘s Calibra in Dublin, Ireland. This comes as the company is seemingly bucking...
- by Adrian Barkley
- April 17, 2020
Libra Evolves: multiple stablecoins will now scale under the project
Libra is going to be creating new more stablecoins till the end of 2020. Only difference this time is that it will be done with government approval. This new crypto...
- by Adrian Barkley
- April 15, 2020
Is Facebook giving bitcoin something to worry about?
Is bitcoin facing tough competition from Facebook's upcoming Libra stablecoin project? According to the Economist, John Vaz the leading cryptocurrency needs to keep an eye out on this controversial project....
- by Robert Johnson
- March 26, 2020
Former CFTC chairman: Facebook’s Libra coin could be a good reason to prioritise a digital dollar
Towards the end of last year, the former chairman of the CFTC wrote a piece for the Wall Street Journal got a lot of attention from many people in the...
