Business 14 August 2019

Libra outlook looking grim with audio outsourcing controversy

With another scandal tied to Facebook hitting the media, Libra’s outlook continues to look worse and worse.

Business 7 August 2019

Facebook hopes former Senator’s aide will save Libra

Facebook is hoping that bringing someone with ties to Capitol Hill on board will help its cause and has tapped a former senator’s aide to be part of its lobbying team.

Business 31 July 2019

Libra dominates Q2 news as BSV beats major cryptos: Circle Research

Circle have rounded up the biggest stories from the second quarter, and BSV and Libra dominated.

Business 30 July 2019

Facebook: Libra may never launch

Facebook has admitted that Libra might be a big failure, but it puts the blame on the wrong parties.

Editorial 26 July 2019

Facebook should forget Libra, launch stablecoin on Bitcoin SV

The social media giant says it is willing to wait as long as it takes regulators to determine the viability of the project, but there is a much simpler alternative.

Business 25 July 2019

Facebook and Libra both fail the public opinion test

After a tough round of talks with Congress, Libra isn’t looking too good.

Business 24 July 2019

Facebook faces up to Libra fakers as crypto scammers gather

Only a matter of weeks since Facebook published its whitepaper, a number of fake accounts and communications around the stablecoin have sprung up.

Business 19 July 2019

Consumer protection groups call on Libra members to quit

Several consumer protection groups feel that the members of Libra might have been bullied into joining by Facebook.

Business 19 July 2019

Kenya joins global regulators opposing Facebook’s crypto plans

Kenya joins several other countries who have serious concerns over Libra’s ambitions.

Business 17 July 2019

Facebook’s David Marcus faces second day of grilling from Congress

Marcus faced opposition from both sides of the aisle as everyone is unclear on what Libra can and can’t do.

Business 17 July 2019

Facebook’s Libra receives frosty reception from US Senate

David Marcus faced the senate on July 16, and they gave him a very hard time over the future of Libra.

Business 15 July 2019

US gov’t may want to ‘Keep Big Tech out of Finance’

U.S. House of Representatives apparently drafted a new law designed to keep a definite separation between the cryptocurrency and technology spaces.