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Germany

German Finance Minister Says He Does Not Support Private Cryptos: Report

Olaf Scholz said banks need to adapt for a digital world but seemed to rule out private digital currencies from that future.

By Danny Nelson

Sponsored

Nov 20, 2020 at 4:03 p.m. UTC

Nov 20, 2020

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Markets

Payments

From PayPal to Libra: Big Tech Has Forced Central Banks to Wake Up to CBDCs, Says Benoit Coeure

Libra was the final wake-up call for central banks that prompted serious consideration of digital currency issuances, according to the head of the BIS Innovation Hub.

By Daniel Palmer

Sponsored

Nov 13, 2020 at 2:34 p.m. UTC

Nov 13, 2020

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Policy

Libra

FSB Recommends Stablecoin (Libra) Safeguards as G7 Continues Blockade

Finance officials never once named libra. But they didn't have to; the proposed stablecoin's shadow still looms large.

By Danny Nelson

Sponsored

Oct 13, 2020 at 6:44 p.m. UTC

Oct 13, 2020

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Markets

Venture capital

Facebook's Libra Co-Founder Morgan Beller Departs to Return to VC

Beller, 27, will become a general partner at NFX. She'd worked at a16z before joining Facebook.

By Danny Nelson

Sponsored

Sep 22, 2020 at 2:40 p.m. UTC

Sep 22, 2020

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Markets

Libra

European Ministers Call on EU Commission to Regulate Stablecoins

Finance ministers from five European countries have called on the EU Commission to introduce tough regulation for stablecoins.

By Paddy Baker

Sponsored

Sep 11, 2020 at 3:11 p.m. UTC

Sep 11, 2020

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Business

Facebook

Libra Taps Ex-Homeland Security General Counsel as New Legal Chief

The new general counsel is Libra's second in just three months.

By Sebastian Sinclair

Sponsored

Aug 27, 2020 at 10:50 a.m. UTC

Aug 27, 2020

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Markets

Payments

Facebook Taps David Marcus to Lead Payments Initiatives

Marcus will continue running Libra's Novi digital wallet as he takes on Facebook Financial.

By Danny Nelson

Sponsored

Aug 10, 2020 at 8:02 p.m. UTC

Aug 10, 2020

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Markets

Payments

Federal Reserve Is Rushing to Get Its Instant Payments Offering Ready

COVID-19 proved the need for FedNow, even though the U.S. central bank admits the service is still years away.

By Danny Nelson

Sponsored

Aug 6, 2020 at 6:03 p.m. UTC

Aug 6, 2020

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Markets

Libra

Libra Hasn't Abandoned Multi-Currency Stablecoin: Policy Director

The Libra Association's head of policy said ongoing dialogues with central bankers had not dented their original ambition.

By Paddy Baker

Sponsored

Jul 8, 2020 at 4:22 p.m. UTC

Jul 8, 2020

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Markets

Ethereum

Blockchain Tech Vendor Bison Trails Adds Ethereum 2.0 Support

Bison Trails announced it would provide services to help its clients transition to the Ethereum 2.0 network.

By Jaspreet Kalra

Sponsored

Jul 1, 2020 at 5:03 p.m. UTC

Jul 1, 2020

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