June 24, 2019 US House of Representatives to Hold Hearing on Facebook’s Libra in July The U.S. House Financial Services Committee will hear testimony about Facebook’s new cryptocurrency Libra in July.…
June 24, 2019 Former Trump Economic Adviser Expresses Support For Facebook’s Libra A former economic adviser to the Trump administration has come out in support of Facebook’s Libra coin.…
June 24, 2019 Facebook Adds Senior Job Vacancy for Calibra Wallet on Careers Site A vacancy reveals that Facebook is searching for an “experienced analytics leader” to spearhead data science for its upcoming Calibra wallet.…
June 24, 2019 Google Searches for ‘Bitcoin’ Starting to Catch Up With $10K Euphoria Data from Google Trends’ search analytics resource indicates that interest in ‘bitcoin’ is approaching a monthly high as of today, June 24.…
June 24, 2019 Google Searches for ‘Bitcoin’ Starting to Catch Up With $10K Euphoria Data from Google Trends’ search analytics resource indicates that interest in ‘bitcoin’ is approaching a monthly high as of today, June 24.…
June 24, 2019 BIS: Facebook’s Foray into Cryptocurrency Poses New Risks for Banks The Bank of International Settlements warns that financial services offered by big tech firms such as Facebook, Google and Amazon could create new risks for the banking sector.…
June 23, 2019 Ethereum Co-Founder Criticizes Facebook’s Libra Token for Centralization Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin said that Facebook’s Libra is “like a centralized wolf in a decentralized sheep’s clothing.” Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin said that Facebook’s Libra token is like “a centralized wolf in a decentralized sheep’s clothing” in an article published on tech news outlet Quartz on June 21.The social media giant released the white paper for a its cryptocurrency dubbed Libra earlier this month to mixed reviews from experts in the cryptocurrency and blockchain industries and concern from government regulators.In his article, Lubin notes that Libra’s white paper describes feelings common among many in the cryptocurrency community.…
June 23, 2019 Hodler’s Digest, June 17–23: Top Stories, Price Movements, Quotes and FUD of the Week The QuadrigaCX story gets weirder, and Satoshi Nakamoto is apparently the author of a coloring book.…
June 22, 2019 Australian Reserve Bank Official Advises Caution in Anticipation of Libra Governor of Australia’s central bank said that he expects to see regulatory compliance and a solid business case before Facebook’s Libra goes mainstream.…
June 21, 2019 Pariahs of Silicon Valley: How Ben Mezrich Writes About the Winklevoss Twins Ben Mezrich’s new book about the Winklevoss twins highlights their dislike of both Mark Zuckerberg and Roger Ver.…
