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Facebook’s Libra appoints HSBC legal chief as CEO, ‘supreme court’ members announced
Libra Association, the entity managing the Facebook Inc-led effort to build global digital currency Libra, named Stuart Levey as its first chief executive officer. Levey is currently serving as Chief…
France, Italy and Germany preparing measures to block Facebook Libra
France, Italy and Germany are together preparing measures to block Facebook's new Libra cryptocurrency from use in Europe, French Economy Minister Bruno…
Mastercard, Visa and eBay quit Facebook’s proposed Libra global digital currency group
Facebook's proposed global digital currency has suffered a setback after major payment companies including Mastercard, Visa and eBay pulled out. Stripe and…
PayPal pulls out from Facebook’s Libra digital currency project
PayPal is pulling out of the Facebook-led Libra project, in a major blow to the social media platform’s plans to launch a…
France and Germany agree to block Facebook’s Libra
France and Germany have agreed to block Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency, the French finance ministry said on Friday. In a joint statement, the…
Facebook’s Libra faces EU antitrust scrutiny
Facebook’s proposed digital currency Libra faces anti-trust probe by European Union regulators, Bloomberg reported, citing a document seen by the organization. The…
Midday Dispatch – Corporate and Financial News
Donald Trump has launched a stinging attack on cryptocurrencies, including Facebook’s proposed Libra coin, and warned that the social media network might…
Midday Corporate Dispatch – Financial and Corporate News
These are the salient financial and corporate news. Provisional figures for Malta’s external transactions show that during January-March 2019, the current account…
Cartoon – Spare some Crypto Change?
First published in Le Temps, Switzerland, June 18, 2019 By Chappatte Via Politico