Libra (LBA) & Facebook

Captation du 16 décembre 2019. Université Panthéon-Sorbonne. Organisateur : Assas Legal Innovation. « Le 18 juin 2019, Facebook a rendu public un projet de cryptomonnaie baptisé Libra. Ambitieux, il rassemble au sein d’un consortium plusieurs géants du numérique afin de créer la devise d’Internet. Dans le même temps, Libra a suscité de vives réactions de la part des autorités publiques et des régulateurs, d’aucuns évoquant une atteinte à la souveraineté monétaire des Etats.« ...

Verasity, the attention-based rewards platform for content creators, finished 2019 on the right note. And 2020 is looking even better.The team has been working hard on key relationships, which culminated in its partnership with Jun Capital, a gateway to the lucrative Asian streaming market. Outside of promising professional relations, Verasity released its metrics for a fervent Q4 2019 that entailed a 20X increase in videos watched and a 10X increase in wallet registrations since the launch...

Während Facebook mit seinem Libra nicht wirklich vorankommt, könnte es Google mit seinem eigenen Cryptocoin versuchen. Es handelt sich zwar bisher nur um Gerüchte, doch Google möchte sein Zahlungssystem für Google Chrome überarbeiten und hat sich dafür einen Ex-Mitarbeiter von Ripple geholt.Crypto News: Ex-Ripple Mitarbeiter arbeitet nun für Google’s Payment SystemOffiziell arbeitet man bei Google daran ein neues Payment Handler API für die iOS-Version von Google Chrome zu kreieren. Dafür...

Facebook recently released its fourth-quarter earnings with interesting figures. The general report shows that on the plus side, the social media giant is doing better than expected. Facebook surpassed the majority of Wall Street estimates for the company. On the other hand, the report shows that the level of growth needs work and seems to be slowing down considerably.Facebook Fourth Quarter HighlightsFacebook’s figures show that the company now sees 2.5 active monthly users. This is a 2%...

As per reports on January 28, 2020, CEO of Apex Clearing, Bill Capuzzi, stated that it is interesting to witness how the investing habits of millennials have shifted over the past year, claiming that millennials have proven to be unique and differed from their generational counterparts.Apex Clearing has disclosed the fourth-quarter Millenial 100 report that analyzed over 734,000 portfolios possessed by U.S.-based investors with an average age in the region of just 31 years. The result was...

Renaud Lifchitz, chercheur en cybersécurité et « expert blockchain » et Clément Jeanneau, co-fondateur de Blockchain Partner, sont intervenus samedi sur Radio Nova dans l’émission Tech Paf présentée par Marie Misset. « C’est l’heure de plonger dans un sujet technique et ambitieux : les monnaies virtuelles. Avec deux invités, Tech Paf s’appliquera à expliquer les différences entre :– Libra, la...

Ever since cryptos came into existence a decade ago, a lot has changed in the financial world. Many crypto proponents suggested a while back that digital currencies will soon take over the world. They said that cryptos will eventually render fiat currencies obsolete. However, new studies show that cash is unlikely to disappear ‘anytime soon.’Although there is declining use of cash as a payment method and the cryptos are surging, Deutsche Bank is convinced that money is here to stay. The...

Australia has a plan for tackling stable coins like Libra.Are Libra and Australia At It Again?Stable coin regulation will now be in the hands of Australia’s Prudential Regulatory Authority (APRA). As part of the Australian Council of Financial Regulators, the APRA has created what’s known as the Distributed Ledger Technology Working Group as a way of governing new operations and maneuvers in the industry of decentralized finance.One of the most controversial steps taken in recent years in the...

As January draws to a close, the market is seriously anticipating the release of earnings reports from Apple and Facebook. Both companies, two of the world’s largest tech companies that make up the popular FAANG stocks, had a really great year in 2019. Before Wednesday when the last of these reports will be published, let’s take a look at their journey so far and what is expected.FAANG Stocks to AnticipateWhile the name comprises 5 different companies including Facebook, Apple, Amazon,...

The stock market is already reacting to the spread of the deadly coronavirus. So far, futures on the Dow Jones, Nasdaq as well as the S&P 500 have all plunged as the coronavirus continues to spread even outside of China. The general atmosphere in the stock market is a little bothersome for many investors. Authorities in China and other countries have yet to find a solution to the problem.Coronavirus Hits the Stock MarketThe Dow Jones futures plunged by about 1.6% while futures on the...