Libra


Opinion

A Technologist’s Approach to Explaining What Crypto Fixes

Co:Create co-founder Ankush Agarwal presents a user-centric guide to development, balancing Web3 technology’s potential with the needs of customers.

Cover art for Neal Stephenson's 1992 science fiction novel "Snow Crash." (Sotheby's)

Videos

Aptos Is Not a Security: Anchorage General Counsel

Aptos token on the blockchain built by ex-Facebook staff as a continuation of Libra surged 36% over the weekend. Georgia Quinn of Anchorage Digital, the institutional custodian for Aptos Labs, discusses whether the token is a security.

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Finance

Meta to Shutter Novi Crypto Payments Wallet in September, Ending Libra Saga

Three years into its stablecoin gambit, Meta’s final Libra dinosaur is going out the door.

Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Calif.) created a "Zuck Buck" graphic featuring CEO Mark Zuckerberg to describe his view of the libra stablecoin. (House Financial Services Committee)

Finance

Libra Creator David Marcus Begins New Lightning Network Venture, Lightspark

Details are vague, but Lightspark has raised an undisclosed funding round co-led by Andreessen Horowitz and Paradigm.

David Marcus (Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Finance

Ex-Meta Coders Raising $200M to Bring Diem Blockchain to Life: Sources

Aptos is eyeing a $2 billion valuation for its bid to bring the Diem blockchain into users’ hands, sources tell CoinDesk.

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Videos

Where Is Diem Creator David Marcus Headed Next?

David Marcus, co-founder of the Diem project (formerly Libra) originally launched from Meta (formerly Facebook), tweeted Tuesday, predicting that bitcoin will be the No. 1 asset in the next 20 years, while the No. 2 asset is yet to be determined. This comes as Silvergate Bank confirmed Monday Diem is shutting down.

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Policy

Diem May Be Gone, but Its Legacy Lives On

It's still not yet time to lay this much plagued stablecoin project to rest.

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Videos

Diem Confirms Shutdown as Silvergate Acquires the Project’s Assets

CoinDesk’s Nikhilesh De weighs in on Silvergate Bank confirming Monday it’s purchasing the technology and other assets from Diem, the stablecoin project from Meta Platforms (formerly Facebook) announced as Libra in June 2019.

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Finance

Diem Confirms Shutdown as Silvergate Acquires the Project's Assets

Facebook (now Meta) is officially winding down the stablecoin project it announced in June 2019.

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Finance

Libra Creator David Marcus Says He’s Leaving Facebook at Year’s End

He leaves the stablecoin project, first announced in June 2019, as it continues to face stiff regulatory headwinds.

David Marcus (Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Images)