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Facebook’s Libra announces board as support shrinks further

LONDON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Backers of Facebook Inc’s (FB.O) Libra cryptocurrency project pledged to forge ahead after selecting a five-member board on Monday, shrugging off the latest member defection by online travel company Booking Holding earlier in t... More »

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PayPal becomes first member to exit Facebook’s Libra Association

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. payments processor PayPal Holdings Inc (PYPL.O) said on Friday it was leaving Libra Association, the entity managing the Facebook-led effort to build global digital currency Libra, making it the first member to exit the group. PayPa... More »

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France, Germany blast Facebook’s Libra, back public cryptocurrency

HELSINKI (Reuters) – France and Germany said on Friday that Facebook Inc’s (FB.O) Libra currency posed risks to the financial sector that could block its authorization in Europe, and backed the development of an alternative public cryptocurrency. The criticism... More »

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Skirting U.S. sanctions, Cubans flock to cryptocurrency to shop…

HAVANA (Reuters) – Jason Sanchez, 35, was able to start buying spare parts online last year for his cellphone repair shop in Havana thanks to the advent of cryptocurrency trading in Communist-run Cuba. Cuba, which in many ways remains stuck in the analogue pas... More »

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Facebook’s Libra seeks Swiss payment system license

ZURICH (Reuters) – Facebook’s (FB.O) Libra cryptocurrency project is seeking a Swiss payment system license, financial watchdog FINMA said on Wednesday, noting the breadth of the planned services would require broad oversight. The world’s largest social media ... More »

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Swiss-based Libra will have to meet tough U.S. standards: U.S….

BERN (Reuters) – The Facebook-led (FB.O) Libra cryptocurrency project must meet the highest standards for combating money laundering and terrorism financing if it is to get off the ground, a senior U.S. Treasury official said on Tuesday. Any cryptocurrency pro... More »

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U.S. lawmaker says still concerned about Facebook cryptocurrency…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The chair of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee said on Sunday she remained concerned about Facebook’s plans for a digital currency after meeting the government officials in Switzerland that Facebook has said will regulate it. “... More »

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U.S. proposes barring big tech companies from offering financial…

(Reuters) – A proposal to prevent big technology companies from functioning as financial institutions or issuing digital currencies has been circulated for discussion by the Democratic majority that leads the House Financial Services Committee, according to a ... More »

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Japan punishes Coincheck after $530 million cryptocurrency theft

Cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck’s signboard is pictured in front of a building where their office is located, in Tokyo, Japan January 29, 2018. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s financial regulator on Monday ordered Coincheck to get its act to... More »

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Hacked Tokyo cryptocurrency exchange to repay owners $425 million

FILE PHOTO: A man walks past a building where Mt. Gox, a digital marketplace operator, is housed in Tokyo February 25, 2014. REUTERS/Toru Hanai TOKYO (Reuters) – Tokyo-based cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck Inc said on Sunday it would return about 46.3 billio... More »

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Japanese pop group chants cryptocurrency choruses

Members of Japan’s idol group “Virtual Currency Girls” wearing cryptocurrency-themed masks pose after performing in their debut stage event in Tokyo, Japan, January 12, 2018. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon TOKYO (Reuters) – A Japanese pop group hopped on the bitcoin b... More »

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Cryptocurrency stocks holding gains despite bitcoin pullback

FILE PHOTO: Sparks glow from broken Bitcoin (virtual currency) coins in this illustration picture, December 8, 2017. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks that surged in recent weeks because of the cryptocurrency mania have man... More »