Stablecoins: Tether, Libra, the President’s Working Group, the IMF
Phrases like “macro critical levels” are what central bankers say when they’re sounding the air-raid sirens.
Tag: libra
News: Facebook abandoning Libra/Diem, Soulja Boy vs. Atari, Kurson arrested again, El Salvador
The Diem Association is “effectively a zombie organization.” Ya think?
Facebook, WhatsApp Pay, Libra/Diem, CBDC news — Diem live in March?
There’s no evidence that Facebook’s cleared Diem with regulators in the US, the EU and Switzerland — as they pinky-swore they would absolutely do before launch. But I’m sure they wouldn’t go back on their word.
Libra Shrugged — Chapter 6: Banking the unbanked
A book excerpt! Cryptocurrency promoters never detail how they’re actually going to “bank the unbanked.” What would they need to do?
Blockchain Debate Podcast: Diem Is a Glorified PayPal
I’m doing the Blockchain Debate Podcast again on Thursday 17 December! My opponent on this question is Bryce Weiner.
News: Coinbase key holders leave, Ethereum 2.0 slashing, Libra may not become Diem, regulatory clarity in France
“If the business channel you watch leads its forex ticker with buttcoin price, you should switch the channel.”
Facebook’s Libra is now Diem; STABLE Act says stablecoins must get banking licenses
The US has a fair chance of obliterating the US crypto trading stablecoin market in the quest to rein in Facebook’s bad idea.
Facebook’s Libra may launch January 2021, with US dollars only — what this means
Paypal-but-it’s-Facebook, with US dollars. The European Central Bank is likely to still hate the idea.
FT Alphaville Unofficial Tech Chat — David Gerard answers your crypto market questions
Digital gold, Bitcoin mining, CBDCs, DC/EP, Libra and Facebook, corporate crypto purchases, Avalanche and mathcoins, Tether and what happens when the music stops. And Craig Wright.
The Decrypt Daily podcast — David Gerard Talks New Book on Facebook’s Libra
A podcast on “Libra Shrugged” with Matthew Aaron, who is now doing Decrypt’s official Decrypt Daily podcast.