2019-6-25 14:48 |
Facebook is seeking a data professional to work on its crypto wallet Calibra, as well as a policy specialist to help with regulatory hurdles. origin »
|
Facebook is working with a Washington-based lobbying firm to wrestle with the regulatory pushback sparked by its planned in-app global cryptocurrency
2019-8-27 11:08 | |
|
|
It’s been a week since Facebook’s entry into the cryptocurrency and payments world was announced. Since then, a lot has happened. From the Libra lead, David Marcus, talking about shared internal governance control over the cryptocurrency, to the regulatory uncertainty the crypto may face with politicians around the world taking a shot at the it, […] The post Facebook’s Libra finds itself in the crosshairs of the Central Bank of Central Banks appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2019-6-24 09:55 | |
|
|
This week has been a rollercoaster for bitcoin and the rest of the cryptocurrency market, with new regulatory task forces, tech giant cryptocurrencies, IPOs, and YTD-highs breaking the headlines.
2019-6-23 14:38 | |
|
|
RBA governor Philip Lowe discusses how Libra faces many hurdles regarding regulatory compliance, and believes Facebook needs to prove a solid business case
2019-6-23 03:27 | |
|
|
Seems like there is no light at the end of the tunnel for Facebook as more problems brew for its cryptocurrency Libra. With the cryptocurrency already facing regulatory scrutiny across the globe, it has reportedly fallen into another pit as trademark issues emerge in South Korea, according to local media.
2019-6-21 21:05 | |
|
|
By CCN Markets: TASS, a major news agency in Russia wholly owned by the federal government, has reported that Russia will not legalize Libra, merely days after its highly anticipated announcement.
2019-6-22 17:15 | |
|
|
France is setting up a task force within the Group of Seven nations to examine regulatory issues raised by Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency.
2019-6-22 16:00 | |
|
|
That didn’t take long – from India, to the US and Europe, regulators are pushing back against Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency plans. Within a heartbeat of the Libra cryptocurrency announcement, the world’s regulators began signalling: hey.
2019-6-20 14:22 | |
|
|
Several figures from the financial world are currently talking about the hottest subject of the moment: Facebook’s Libra stablecoin. The new crypto is seen as very controversial, with people affirming that it is good while others are very scared of it.
2019-6-20 23:35 | |
|
|
Facebook's Libra coin will face a regulatory "hurricane," warn otherwise-bullish analysts at investment bank Canaccord.
2019-6-19 18:10 | |
|
|
Coinspeaker Facebook (FB) Stock Upsurges to All-Year High Prior to Globalcoin Cryptocurrency LaunchSocial media giant Facebook breaks the shackles of regulatory bondage as FB stock price soars high following the announcement of its crypto project - Globalcoin.
2019-6-17 16:05 | |
|
|
By CCN Markets: Facebook has just hired a senior UK bank lobbyist ahead of GlobalCoin launch to help the company cope with European regulations. According to the Financial Times, Facebook will employ Standard Chartered European Head of Corporate and Public Affairs Ed Bowles from September as its London-based director of public policy.
2019-6-14 15:14 | |
|
|
In another step toward launching its own digital asset, Facebook went through a consultation with the CFTC, to determine the regulatory scope of the digital asset.
2019-6-3 14:39 | |
|
|
Coinspeaker Facebook Started Discussions with CFTC Over Its GlobalCoin InitiativeFacebook is in talks with the U. S CFTC to find out whether its GlobalCoin project will fall under the agency’s regulatory requirements.
2019-6-3 12:38 | |
|
|
By CCN: Facebook’s plans to launch the GlobalCoin cryptocurrency are moving full-steam ahead. According to the Financial Times, the social media giant has already initiated talks with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
2019-6-3 11:54 | |
|
|
Facebook has started discussion with the U.S. CFTC over potential regulatory issues over the social media giant's crypto stablecoin initiative.
2019-6-3 06:00 | |
|
|
By CCN: Canadian mobile-messaging company Kik is preparing to fight the SEC tooth-and-nail when the agency sues the firm over its $100 million ICO. Many companies settle to avoid a protracted and expensive legal war.
2019-5-31 17:36 | |
|
|
Set to introduce GlobalCoin to a dozen countries initially, Facebook has been knee deep in regulatory talks with the US Treasury, the governor of the Bank of England, and Gemini, the crypto exchange founded by Mark Zuckerberg's legal pals, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss.
2019-5-25 18:17 | |
|
|
Recently, a buzz of excitement spread throughout the cryptocurrency community after news broke regarding social media giant Facebook’s foray into the crypto industry through a new project that may introduce the benefits of digital currencies to billions of the platform’s users.
2019-5-11 03:00 | |
|
|
In disappointing news for Indian crypto-enthusiasts, the Indian Supreme Court adjourned the ‘Crypto Vs RBI’ case hearing on March 29, failing to bring regulatory clarity on cryptocurrencies in the country.
2019-5-10 16:30 | |
|
|
In disappointing news for Indian crypto-enthusiasts, the Indian Supreme Court adjourned the ‘Crypto Vs RBI’ case hearing on March 29, failing to bring regulatory clarity on cryptocurrencies in the country.
2019-5-10 16:30 | |
|
|
By CCN. com: Thai startups raising funds by issuing digitized equities/stocks pay more taxes than an average business, according to Prinn Panitchpakdi. The governor of the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) said initial coin offering (ICO) startups typically pay 7 percent in value-added (VAT) and a 20 percent in corporate tax.
2019-5-7 14:24 | |
|
|
The European Union’s antitrust commissioner has emerged as a surprise ally for Facebook, Google, and even Apple as Elizabeth Warren bets her presidential bid on breaking up big tech. Margrethe Vestager, until now a thorn in the regulatory side of technology giants like Amazon and Google, has surprisingly emerged in their support.
2019-3-20 00:00 | |
|
|
Announced at the end of January, Bitfury’s production-ready suite of Lightning Network products and services, Peach, appears to offer everything a developer, user or merchant could want from a Lightning implementation.
2019-2-9 23:59 | |
|
|
Announced at the end of January, Bitfury’s production-ready suite of Lightning Network products and services, Peach, appears to offer everything a developer, user or merchant could want from a Lightning implementation.
2019-2-12 23:59 | |
|
|
With the exception of the SEC’s FinHub announcement, it has been a quiet week for regulatory news — something we’ve been getting a lot of recently as U. S. officials clamp down on unscrupulous coin offerings and crypto companies.
2018-10-20 17:49 | |
|
|
Blockvest is being sued the Securities and Exchange Commission for making false claims that the regulator’s approval for its planned ICO. The regulator is looking for an injunction against the defendant in return for all the financial gains of its ICO activities.
2018-10-15 18:00 | |
|
|
Brendan Eich, the CEO of Brave, has written a letter to the U. S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation urging them to implement GDPR-like legislation in the United States.
2018-10-4 20:51 | |
|
|
Following a high-level proposal in July to ban the importation of all cryptocurrency mining equipment into Vietnam, the Vietnamese Customs Department has announced a total ban on all mining rig imports, according to a local news outlet.
2018-8-16 21:58 | |
|
|
Launched in 2009, the social networking app Foursquare was hailed as providing a cutting-edge approach for users to share their location with friends. Called a “check-in,” people would reveal their location through their mobile device by selecting the venue they were frequenting at that time.
2018-8-15 17:34 | |
|
|
“We have nothing to hide,” says Tory Reiss, VP of corporate development at TrustToken. Like the market’s most popular stablecoin, Tether, TrustToken's TrueUSD is fiat-collateralized.
2018-7-26 18:55 | |
|
|
The Financial Stability Council of Ukraine has supported a concept for crypto regulations, Timur Khromaev, head of the National Securities and Stock Market Commission (SSMCS) reported in a Facebook post July 20.
2018-7-21 09:26 | |
|
|
Imagine an enhanced field of vision — one which allows us to seamlessly interact with others, through the use of our hands and without dependency on a screen.
2018-6-29 17:22 | |
|
|
It only took Libra/Diem two years to come full circle from publishing its white paper to falling apart.
Attorney General William Barr tendered his resignation to President Trump last night, opening up the conversation as to how a Biden-appointed successor will handle crypto.
Libra may have been scaled back but Facebook is significantly expanding the team working to support the stablecoin project.
Digital lead for Calibra explains why Facebook has built a new programming language called Move to power Libra
Libra won't necessarily mimic Facebook's historic rise, said Calibra executive Kevin Weil.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will defend Libra before U.S. lawmakers later this month.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is facing pressure to testify before U.S. lawmakers on the firm's cryptocurrency project Libra.