Libra (LBA) & Facebook

The fate of Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency is pretty much hanging in the balance and has somewhat been so since it was first announced a few months ago. There has been so much backlash from authorities, with Congress specifically asking Facebook to halt the development progress until further notice. Now according to Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin, the biggest problem that the Libra faces is Facebook itself.Lubin recently spoke to CNBC’s Squawk Box, and specifically mentioned Facebook’s...

Photo: Wikimedia CommonsI have big hopes for Christine Lagarde following her appointment as the new head of the European Central Bank. And here’s why (Warning: libertarian crypto enthusiasts should look away now).A company I co-founded held Bitcoin in the now-infamous Mt. Gox exchange. You may remember that back in 2013-14 it was the world’s leading Bitcoin exchange handling over 70% of all transactions worldwide. But in February 2014 things went horribly wrong as Mt. Gox suspended trading...

Social media giant Facebook has unveiled its new company logo as part of the rebranding efforts. Facebook says that the new branding strategy is to bring more clarity and align the goals of its different products and services under one parent company.In its official announcement, the company said that over the last 15 years, it has made several major acquisitions like Instagram and WhatsApp. Thus, to bring clarity that these services operate under Facebook, it is isolating the Facebook...

Frankreichs Schulen werden zukünftig Bitcoin und Kryptowährungen in ihren Lehrplan mitaufnehmen. Die Pause ist vorbei, bitte setzen Sie sich! Willkommen zur ersten Stunde im Grundfach Bitcoin und Kryptowährungen. Das heutige Thema: Die Blockchain. Auf diese Weise könnten demnächst französische Lehrer ihre Schüler begrüssen, denn diese dürfen bald nicht nur Mathe, Chemie und Französisch pauken auch Bitcoin hat jetzt seinen festen Platz auf...

Marienplatz mit dem Rathaus München; hinter dem Baukran die Theatinerkirche. Foto CC 3.0 by Diliff, Wikipedia Bayerns Justizminister Georg Eisenreich reichen die von Facebook in Aussicht gestellten besseren Auskunftsmöglichkeiten für die Strafverfolgungsbehörden nicht aus. Er betonte, dass Facebook zwar eine bessere Zusammenarbeit angekündigt hat, wenn es um Hasskriminalität...

Am 31. Oktober hat die argentinische Zentralbank angekündigt, dass es für argentinische Bürger ab sofort verboten ist, Kreditkarten zum Kauf von Bitcoin und anderen Kryptowährungen zu benutzen. Dalibor Ribičić , Argentinien. Foto CC 4.0 by Dalibor Ribičić Digitale Währungen stellen ein alternatives Finanzsystem dar, dessen Hauptkriterien auf Dezentralität und Unabhängigkeit...

Bitcoin Podcast Im aktuellen Podcast von Anita Posch spricht Jonas Schnelli. Schnelli ist Bitcoin Core Programmierer und seit 2011 aktiv an der Entwicklung des Codes beteiligt. Als einer von nur sechs Maintainern weltweit sorgt er für die “Drecksarbeit”, das sorgfältige Kontrollieren und Testen des Codes bevor Neuerungen implementiert werden. Er ist Co-Gründer von SHIFT...

A question is ringing through the minds of both the general public and regulators: Should the Fed develop a national cryptocurrency?What Could the Fed Do to Improve Things?We’ve discussed China’s plans to develop a state-issued cryptocurrency – likely a digital yuan – as a means of stabilizing its economy, monitoring people’s transaction histories and competing with the likes of Facebook’s Libra. Recently, Live Bitcoin News covered a new law passed in China that permits the digital yuan to...

Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey is back in the news thanks to his support of a new cryptocurrency startup.Dorsey: Becoming the Face of Crypto?That startup is known as Coin List, and Dorsey recently took part in a $10 million funding round to help the venture begin its operations. The company is designed to help other crypto businesses garner funds through token sales. Executives say they are looking to utilize the funds for several purposes, including building Coin List Trade, a new crypto...

Long-awaited Apple’s TV streaming service Apple TV Plus is finally live and you can start watching it on any platform that offers the Apple TV app, including iPhone, iPad, Apple TV and support non-Apple devices, as well as on the web at tv.apple.com.Apple is launching with a library of nine titles, and a few more announcements are to come during the next few weeks. Also, the venture counts Oprah Winfrey and Steven Spielberg among its first wave of talent. Apple TV Plus launched on Friday with...