Libra (LBA) & Facebook

Unter dem Namen „Meta“ hat Mark Zuckerberg erst vor kurzem sein Unternehmen neu aufgestellt. Das mit dem Unternehmen verbundene Metaverse soll nicht nur die Social Media Plattform Facebook beinhalten, sondern einer ganzen Familie an Apps ein Zuhause bieten. Für die Finanzabwicklung im Metaverse wird offenbar sogar an einem eigenen Cryptocoin gearbeitet. Crypto News: Meta plant Implementierung von CryptocoinsUnter dem Arbeitstitel “Zuck Buck” wird derzeit eine virtuelle Währung für das...

Facebook – following its failed run with Libra – appears to be looking to get back into the crypto game. The social media giant – which recently rebranded itself as “Meta” – has filed eight trademark applications for new features like crypto wallets, exchanges, and tokens relating to its famed “f” logo. Facebook and Crypto… Could It Actually Work? It appears six of the eight trademarks have to do with blockchain and crypto products or companies the company is investing...

As the war in Ukraine unfolds, the international cryptocurrency community has raised millions in donations to support its people. At present, the number of tallied funds raised for the invaded nation tops $100 million. Writing for Finbold Tuesday, Jordan Major noted: “Ukraine continues to receive a substantial influx of cryptocurrency contributions, with the value now reaching over $100 million, as more well-wishers show solidarity in the face of the escalating Russian...

The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) is suing Meta – previously known as Facebook – over a series of crypto scam advertisements that used the likenesses or images of famous individuals to allegedly promote certain products and suck traders in. Australia Files Suit Against Facebook One of the ads featured Australian public figures like Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest and businessman Dick Smith. Both have tried filing separate cases or pressing charges...

Washington and the broader electorate in the United States are sharply divided along partisan lines. But there may be scope for finding common grounds with regard to the upcoming crypto bill. Republican Senator and long-time Bitcoin supporter Cynthia Lummis has received support from New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand for the much-awaited crypto legislation. A member of a Democratic Party, Gillibrand, has revealed working with Lummis on the drafting of the bill that is...

As if Facebook didn’t already have enough on its plate. After seeing its cryptocurrency dreams come to a sudden end, the social media giant is now facing a massive lawsuit from Australian billionaire Andrew Forrest, who claims that the company did nothing to prevent a crypto scam featuring his likeness from affecting users. Facebook Isn’t Doing So Well Australia is working hard to remove any safe harbor protections that currently apply to social media companies....

In a recent interview, Jack Dorsey – the man behind billion-dollar companies such as Square and Twitter – said that Mark Zuckerberg – the CEO of Facebook, now Meta – was wrong to try and start his own cryptocurrency venture, and he feels things would have been more successful if he had focused on bitcoin. Jack Dorsey Is Critical of Diem BTC is the world’s largest and most popular cryptocurrency. Dorsey has long been a fan, working to enhance trading through Square and...

Throughout its relatively brief history, Facebook’s digital asset project Diem (known initially as Libra) managed to capture the attention of the cryptocurrency community and, perhaps more importantly, global regulators. Over the years, it changed its concept, mission, and core idea several times, while watchdogs claimed it works against financial sovereignty and monetary stability. Additionally, there were worries concerning the lack of privacy, given Facebook’s history....

Not long ago, Live Bitcoin News published an article discussing Facebook aka Meta and its decision to sell off any assets aligned with Libra/ Diem. It looks now like those assets have been sold and the project has officially come to an end. The Facebook Libra Project Is Now Fully Over The developers behind Diem confirmed in a statement that the assets were sold for around $200 million to a crypto-based bank known as Silvergate. Initially, both firms were working with...

Meta (formerly Facebook) started the development of its own stablecoin Libra in 2019. Facing public backlash, it tried rebranding it to Libra. Now, Zuckerberg’s company finally gave up, selling Diem’s intellectual property to an investment bank. The former Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey, shared his views on the failed project with Michael Saylor, the man in charge of MicroStrategy. Meta’s mistake was working on a currency it owned – instead of using an open protocol like Bitcoin,...