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CoinDesk at 10: The Ghost of Libra Lives On

Facebook’s ambitious 2019 stablecoin project never went live. But it sure left a lasting impression. This feature is part of our CoinDesk Turns 10 series looking at the biggest stories in crypto history.

By Nikhilesh De|Edited by Benjamin Schiller, Nick Baker

Updated May 26, 2023, 1:49 p.m. Published May 25, 2023, 8:36 p.m.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before the House Financial Services Committee on Capitol Hill October 23, 2019, about Facebook's proposed cryptocurrency, libra.