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Halt Libra? US Lawmakers Call for Hearings on Facebook's Crypto

House Financial Services Committee Chair Maxine Waters asked Facebook to halt development of its Libra crypto until hearings can be held.

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Facebook Has Yet to Answer US Lawmakers' Questions About Libra Crypto

Facebook is still working on its responses to the U.S. Senate Banking Committee's questions about the Libra coin.

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Facebook's New Crypto Faces Scrutiny From European Authorities

“It is out of question’’ that Facebook's Libra be allowed to “become a sovereign currency,” says France's finance minister.

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Facebook's Cryptocurrency Wants to Take on Banks, Not Bitcoin

If bitcoin doesn't need to worry about competition from Facebook. Who does? You've guessed it, the banks.

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Libra White Paper Shows How Facebook Borrowed From Bitcoin and Ethereum

Cryptocurrency, at scale. That's Facebook's vision as laid out in the long-awaited, just-released Libra white paper.

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There's a Second Token: A Breakdown of Facebook's Crypto Economy

In addition to the Libra coin, Facebook's newly unveiled crypto project also involves a "Libra investment token."

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Facebook Unveils Libra Cryptocurrency, Targeting 1.7 Billion Unbanked

Facebook's newly unveiled Libra blockchain is tackling remittances at first, but it could have a much broader impact.

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Facebook's Libra Cryptocurrency: A Technical Deep Dive

Technical details of Facebook's Libra blockchain were published Tuesday in a white paper by the Libra Foundation. Here's what stands out.

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Nouriel Roubini Says Facebook's GlobalCoin Has 'Nothing to Do With Crypto'

Noted economist Nouriel Roubini has said Facebook's soon-to-be unveiled cryptocurrency is not really crypto or blockchain.

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