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September 25, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Libra continues to weather the storm – Details of its stablecoin released

Facebook’s intentions for the world of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology have always been shrouded in mystery as far back 2017 when Morgan Beller was placed in charge of blockchain initiatives. When David Marcus was transferred from Facebook’s Messenger service to a new blockchain division in May of 2018, rumors began to fly about a potential…

Libra's David Marcus initiates positive public relations campaign on CNBC

September 19, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Facebook’s Libra back in the news – CEO Marcus tweets before BIS confab

The Libra “coals” are heating up again. The Bank for International Settlements (BIS), the central bank for all other central banks, is concerned about the Libra Project. At its behest, it has arranged for a major meeting to take place between representatives from Facebook’s Libra executive team and officials from 26 central banks across the…

August 15, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Facebook caught up in another privacy debacle - Is Libra now in jeopardy?

Another day, another privacy defalcation by Facebook, so what else is new? Yes, once again Facebook is facing allegations that its staff has crossed another privacy line in the sand. San Francisco’s social media giant just cannot get out of its own way, when it comes to its two billion plus customers across the globe.…

June 25, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Daily Market News: Markets are trending

Mati Greenspan, Senior Market Analyst at FX broker eToro, has provided his daily commentary on traditional and crypto markets for June 25, 2019. The text below is an excerpt and does not contain the full analysis. Let's start off by saying that Facebook's new Libra coin (under current proposal) should not be called a stablecoin.…

MAM, PAMM and Social Trading - Which one to choose?

June 25, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Bitcoin vs. Facebook’s Libra – Two very different sides of the crypto coin

Crypto currencies suddenly became front-page news over the past few weeks, due entirely to the “Big Reveal” of Facebook and its proprietary “Project Libra”. The degree of hype that this one storyline has received has not been witnessed during the decade-long history of the crypto world. If awareness leads to acceptance and then full adoption…

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Libra continues to weather the storm – Details of its stablecoin released

Facebook’s Libra back in the news – CEO Marcus tweets before BIS confab

Facebook caught up in another privacy debacle - Is Libra now in jeopardy?

Daily Market News: Markets are trending

Bitcoin vs. Facebook’s Libra – Two very different sides of the crypto coin

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