2021-10-28 00:40 |
“For the foreseeable future, I’m fine, because I did buy crypto at the right time.” So said Frances Haugen, the former Product Manager at Facebook turned whistleblower. Described as “one... origin »
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Speaking to the New York Times, Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen said that she had purchased crypto at the right time. The post Facebook Whistleblower Supporting Herself With Crypto Purchased ‘At the Right Time’ appeared first on BeInCrypto.
2021-10-25 09:57 | |
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“Blockchain is going to be transformational for the metaverse,” said the head of Novi & Diem Co-Creator David Marcus. The post Facebook says No to Bitcoin But A Yes to Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT) first appeared on BitcoinExchangeGuide.
2021-8-26 16:15 | |
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“When you have a good crypto wallet like Novi will be, you also have to think about how to help consumers support NFTs,” Facebook’s David Marcus said.
2021-8-25 15:01 | |
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Bitcoin has once again passed the key milestone of $50K after a week that saw some of the biggest global corporations make moves on the digital asset market. Retail giant Walmart posted a job for a crypto expert to investigate virtual payment options, Facebook announced that their crypto wallet is approaching its launch date, and Microsoft said it is considering using Ethereum to counter-piracy.
2021-8-24 13:38 | |
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Ethereum Co-founder Vitalik Buterin says that Facebook and Square face huge challenges in their latest crypto and blockchain quests. Speaking to Bloomberg’s Television, Vitalik said the Bitcoin blockchain does not have functionality that would help Square to build a “non-custodial, permissionless, and decentralized financial service” on top of Bitcoin. According to him, Facebook may also […]
2021-8-20 23:36 | |
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Глава платежного подразделения Facebook Дэвид Маркус раскритиковал существующую финансовую инфраструктуру США и заявил, что цифровой кошелек Novi готов к запуску. A lot has been said about stablecoins, payments, and Facebook and Novi's potential role to improve what I see as an unacceptable status quo of our payment systems that still leave too many people behind.
2021-8-19 10:43 | |
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Diem Association, a group backed by Facebook, has disclosed its intentions to move operations from Switzerland to the United States. The group, which has been trying to secure a payment system license with Swiss bank watchdog, FINMA, said it has abandoned that plan and withdrawn its application.
2021-5-13 17:45 | |
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"The fabric of society is frayed," said the former Facebook exec.
2021-1-9 02:11 | |
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“Makes sense that a money network would be more valuable than a social network,” Cameron Winklevoss said in what must be a remarkable moment for the twins. After winning $65...
2021-1-9 18:24 | |
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On December 31, billionaire investor Mike Novogratz asked his Twitter followers which blockchain coin has the best chance of winning the payments race and offered four choices. Novogratz said there are lots of “contenders” and listed off Facebook’s diem, tether, bitcoin cash, and Circle’s popular stablecoin.
2021-1-2 07:00 | |
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Bitcoin (BTC) price has dipped to trade below $19,000 as Facebook’s top executive says its rebranded cryptocurrency project will be launched next year. Fundamental analysis: Facebook hopes to launch in 2021 David Marcus, the head of Facebook Financial, said that he hopes to have both Diem and Novi launched over the course of the next year.
2020-12-9 13:51 | |
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There are many that say Bitcoin is poised to see rapid appreciation in years ahead, but many don’t have much skin in the game. Investor and former Facebook team member Anthony Pompliano recently said this is not the case with him.
2020-10-19 04:00 | |
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In a speech given on Thursday, Lael Brainard, the Federal Reserve governor canvassed on various financial issues in the United States and the world and the issue of stablecoin like Libra was raised. The Facebook led project that was launched last year with lots of publicity, has been said to fuel the clamor by central […]
2020-8-7 22:58 | |
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During Facebook's annual shareholder meeting on May 27, 2020, the founder, Chairman, and CEO of the social media giant, Mark Zuckerberg talked about how Libra benefits the company financially. Zuckerberg said, “Not just Libra, but all of the commerce work that we're doing is that you should really think about it in terms of our […]
2020-5-29 18:28 | |
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Libra can make it easier for Facebook's users to buy goods advertised on its platform, which would incentivize businesses to buy more ads, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Wednesday.
2020-5-29 19:23 | |
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Coinspeaker FB Stock Up 0. 6%, Mark Zuckerberg Predicts 50% of Facebook Staff Will Work RemotelyFacebook will take major steps in expanding and hiring its full-time remote workforce said company CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
2020-5-22 12:07 | |
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Both Bitcoin and the stock market have recovered strongly since the March lows, but the “real” economy is not in a good place. As Chamath Palihapitiya — one of the first Facebook executives and a prominent venture capitalist — said in a recent CNBC “Squawk Box” interview, the economy is now far removed from capital markets....
2020-5-14 04:07 | |
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"When we joined the Libra Association, it wasn't like, 'Oh, hey, Facebook is doing something let's join.' It's really about the difference we're making in the world," said Bison Trails' Viktor Bunin.
2020-2-18 20:00 | |
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MasterCard’s Chief Executive Officer has said the payment processor abandoned the Libra project, which was led by Facebook after realizing that there were some issues regarding its business model as well as some revolving regulatory compliance.
2020-2-3 20:01 | |
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Mark Zuckerberg, speaking at the Silicon Slopes Tech Summit 2020 in Salt Lake City, Utah, provided Facebook guidance for 2020. The CEO said that the company would stand for its principles, regardless of whether it ‘pisses off’ a host of people or not.
2020-2-2 08:22 | |
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"Libra, invariably because of the potential scale of the project, has been a force multiplier of changing the scope of the conversation.", said Libra Association vice-chair, Dante Disparte. Libra dThe post Facebook's Libra Association vice-chair: need to get three things done before launch appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2020-1-28 01:30 | |
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A former Executive of the Bank of Japan (BOJ) has said that Facebook’s Libra prompted Central Banks to invest more resources in Digital Currency research sooner than expected. According to a report by Reuters on Jan 22, Hiromi Yamaoka, a former head of settlements and payments at the BOJ, noted that regulators might have done […]
2020-1-23 21:22 | |
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Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s CEO, has laid out his vision 2030 which prominently features cryptos. “Decentralizing Opportunity” is one of his goal. We quote in full what he said on that.
2020-1-11 21:45 | |
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Mark Zuckerberg said Facebook wants to build commerce tools for small businesses which use the social media giant's apps, but noticeably avoided mentioning the Libra stablecoin project in his 2030 vision.
2020-1-10 23:45 | |
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When it comes to Libra and the viability of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has announced it has serious doubts. RBA officials said in December last year they don’t believe cryptocurrencies will ever take the place of money issued by governments.
2020-1-9 20:58 | |
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Facebook’s digital currency Libra has been a big miss so far and requires a revamp in order to be supported, said the finance minister of Switzerland and outgoing president. Where regulatory consent is concerned, Ueli Maurer, the president of Switzerland said, “I don’t think (Libra has a chance in its current form), because central banks […]
2019-12-28 19:04 | |
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Christine Lagarde, the newly named European Central Bank’s (ECB) president, said she’s concerned Facebook is going to use its social media platform for promoting the Libra and eliminating any competition.
2019-12-21 21:49 | |
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Coinspeaker Facebook’s New Operating System for Next-Generation Devices Is in DevelopmentFacebook's new operating system will bring its independence from Apple and Google. It is said that it will focus on future products, including AR glasses.
2019-12-20 08:33 | |
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The CEO of Kakao said that the Klaytn blockchain is similar to Facebook’s Libra network but more developed
2019-11-28 15:14 | |
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Bobby Lee, the ex-CEO of what was the most famous Chinese cryptocurrency exchange at some point, has said in an interview that he expects Bitcoin to overtake gold’s market cap over the next 10 years.
2019-11-19 23:08 | |
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Coinspeaker Facebook’s Libra Testnet Logs Over 51,000 Transactions, Says Project Growing StrongAmidst all the regulatory chaos, Facebook advances the development of its native cryptocurrency project Libra.
2019-11-18 13:05 | |
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Social media platform, Facebook's cryptocurrency project, Libra would take decades and not years to go viral, said Calibra's Vice President of Product, Kevin Weil. However, the regulatory pressure surThe post Ripple's CEO believes that Facebook currently has a trust deficit appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2019-11-8 23:30 | |
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David Marcus said that Facebook and Calibra have built strong protections from one another in regard to personal data sharing, and is seeking an auditor to prove it
2019-11-7 04:11 | |
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An executive at Facebook has said that Libra will not spread in the same way that the company’s social network did. Kevin Weil believes that the social media giant’s foray into the crypto asset space will take decades to fully roll out.
2019-11-6 23:00 | |
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Libra won't necessarily mimic Facebook's historic rise, said Calibra executive Kevin Weil.
2019-11-5 21:15 | |
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Coinspeaker Libra Project Should Not Be Headed by Facebook, Says Co-Founder of EthereumEthereum co-founder said that Libra should not be run by Facebook because the social media giant still hasn’t earned the people’s trust.
2019-11-5 17:46 | |
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Ripple has been on the good books of the lawmakers lately while the same cannot be said about Facebook and Libra. The blockchain firm's CEO Brad Garlinghouse had previously expressed his interest and The post Ripple exec slams 'Stablecoins Are Securities Act'; claims Libra accelerated crypto talks appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2019-11-3 01:30 | |
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Following last week’s Congressional hearing with Mark Zuckerberg over Facebook’s Libra intentions, one lawmaker, Tom Emmer, has outlined his intention to introduce a new U. S. crypto bill that could provide token sales legal protection from SEC enforcement actions.
2019-10-30 22:28 | |
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ANZ Research recently published its report on China’s de-dollarization, Libra and RMB globalization; a report which said that while China still allocates a high share of its foreign exchange reserves to USD (estimated at around 59% as of June 2019), it is likely to speed up the pace of diversifying into other currencies as time […] The post Facebook’s Libra could be both a yuan competitor, and a yuan enhancer appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2019-10-29 19:00 | |
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Coinspeaker China Not Facebook Is Likely to Be the First to Launch Digital Currency and Roll Out DCEPA Chinese financial expert said that China will be the first country to properly float a digital currency, adding that Facebook’s Libra efforts will fail.
2019-10-29 12:50 | |
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Jack Dorsey has said “hell no” to the thought of Twitter joining the Libra Association. He also said that he didn’t understand why the project needed its only crypto asset-like currency to deliver on its stated goals.
2019-10-26 23:00 | |
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After a recent congressional hearing, Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) said that despite the current regulatory backlash Libra faces, the digital currency proposed by Facebook will likely launch. The Congressman also said he didn’t think it was right for Facebook to be undergoing the level of scrutiny it has encountered at such an early stage of […] The post Libra Will Push Ahead Despite Trial on US Innovation, Says Congressman appeared first on BeInCrypto.
2019-10-26 15:38 | |
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Jack Dorsey, CEO of two multi-billion dollar companies, microblogging network Twitter and payments technology firm Square, has said that Twitter will never join the Facebook-led Libra stablecoin project. On October 24, a Twitter thread by...
2019-10-25 10:29 | |
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In a recent interview with CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” CEO at Galaxy Digital Michael Novogratz stated that Facebook could have taken a different approach when it announced the creation of Libra. This would have allowed the project to be kept alive as it was meant to be.
2019-10-25 01:06 | |
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Soon after Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified in Congress supporting Libra initiative, numerous entrepreneurs have gone public to give their take on the episode. American Billionaire Michael Novogratz featured in a CNBC interview to highlight some of the mistakes that Facebook made while introducing the idea of launching in house cryptocurrency.
2019-10-24 21:30 | |
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Visa CEO Alfred F. Kelly has said that the company still maintains a close relationship with Facebook on the Libra project
2019-10-25 17:54 | |
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At Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s Senate testimony, Republican congressman Ted Budd of North Carolina said that Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP are actual cryptocurrencies, while Libra isn’t. By “actual” cryptocurrencies, Congressman Budd likely meant that unlike the three assets, Libra is not open-sourced and permissionless.
2019-10-24 12:02 | |
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Financial Services Committee Chair Maxine Waters said that she is still not pleased with Facebook's proposed Libra stablecoin.
2019-10-24 03:38 | |
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“I actually don’t know if Libra is going to work, but I believe it’s important to try new things and innovate,” said Facebook (FB) chief executive Mark ‘Zuckerbuck' while he was grilled by lawmakers over the company's plan to launch a digital currency before a Congressional panel on Wednesday. Zuckerberg explained that the idea behind […]
2019-10-23 21:57 | |
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The crypto market was highly volatile last week as Bitcoin and most altcoins plunged on Monday, and then rebounded sharply in the next few days. They then plunged in the final days of the week, with Bitcoin dropping below the important support level at $90,000.
In just over two months, Trump-linked stocks and cryptocurrencies have shed more than $1 billion from the Trump family’s net worth. The development has erased a year’s worth of speculative gains and exposed the fragility of bets anchored to personality rather than fundamentals.
Bitcoin’s 3% decline in 2025 while the S&P 500 soared 16% marks a historic divergence, the first time since 2014 that the world’s largest cryptocurrency has underperformed equities during a substantial market rally.
While bears dominated the broader crypto market on Friday, IOTA took it to X to celebrate ten years of operation by opening a new chapter, one that prioritizes institutional-level engagement, regulatory alignment, and scaling.
Strategy Inc. (formerly MicroStrategy) will not be forced into selling its vast Bitcoin holdings even if its share price drops below the firm’s net asset value, according to Bitwise chief investment officer Matt Hougan.
Crypto and commodities stole the spotlight today, with Bitcoin reclaiming momentum above $93,000 and silver smashing fresh all-time highs after doubling this year. Markets also got a surprise from the Federal Reserve, which appears to be digging itself out of years of pandemic-era losses, while Marvell’s bold multibillion-dollar AI acquisition turned heads on Wall Street. […]
Bitcoin reclaimed the $90K support area, 2Z, ENA, LINK led altcoins with double digit gains.