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The Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, has said the United States is no longer a reliable partner after President Donald Trump imposed 25% tariffs on car imports. Rahul Tandon speaks to businesses in both the US and Canada. China's biggest company, Tencent Holdings, has made more than a billion-dollar investment in a new spin-off company of the French gaming giant Ubisoft, which owns franchises including Assassin's Creed and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six.And if you speak a language other than English, are there terms that English just doesn't have or can't do justice to? Well, the Oxford English Dictionary feels your pain, and so it's incorporating "loan words" – words that would be coined as "untranslatable". We will be joined throughout the programme by two guests on opposite sides of the world – Dante Disparte, Head of Policy at the Libra Association, who is in Washington, and Sushma Ramachandran, an independent business journalist and columnist for The Tribune, who is in Delhi, India.

In 2019, Facebook (now Meta) announced it was developing a digital currency called Libra. Just a couple of years later, the project was dead in the water. What happened?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Diem, formerly known as the Libra Association behind Facebook's Libra currency, is kaput. Learn about how folks at Facebook attempted to launch a digital currency and the problems they encountered along the way. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

In 2017, David Marcus wrote Mark Zuckerberg an email saying he thought Facebook should get involved in cryptocurrency. (He was on vacation at the time.) After a stint running PayPal and another as the head of Facebook Messenger, he thought that fixing payment infrastructure was the next big project he wanted to work on. Zuckerberg liked the idea, which eventually became Libra, a cryptocurrency that Facebook announced in 2019 alongside a group of partners that would help it develop and govern Libra. Marcus and his new team, a group called Facebook Financial (F2 for short), was also set to work on a wallet called Calibra. The announcement went over like a lead balloon: Congressman Brad Sherman compared “Zuck Bucks” to 9/11, a number of members of the Libra Association quickly bailed on the project, and it seemed doomed before even launch. But Marcus and his team kept working.Now, Libra is Diem and Calibra is Novi, and Marcus said both are nearly ready for public consumption. He joined the Source Code podcast to talk about how he has approached the cryptocurrency space, what it'll take to get users to trust Facebook with their money, the merits of bitcoin and stablecoins, why NFTs are the start of something big, and much more. For more on the topics in this episode:David Marcus on TwitterThe original Libra launch postWelcome to NoviGood stablecoins, a protocol for money, and digital wallets: the formula to fix our broken payment systemFor all the links and stories, head to Source Code's homepage.

Mexico is suing US gun companies,accusing them of knowingly fueling violence in Mexico by knowingly flooding the market with firearms attractive to drug cartels. We hear from Ioan Grillo, a journalist based in Mexico and author of 'Blood Gun Money: how America arms gangs and cartels'. A year on from a deadly explosion that rocked Beirut, we examine the city's economy. Dr Nasser Saidi is a former minister of economy and industry in Lebanon, and offers us his assessment. And James Swanston of Capital Economics tells us what the international community could do to help Lebanon more generally. Also in the programme, the BBC's Sameer Hashmi reports on how the United Arab Emirates is offering remote work visas, in an attempt to attract nomad workers. Plus, toymaker Mattel has brought out a new Barbie doll, in the image of AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine pioneer Dame Sarah Gilbert. Kay Hussein is chief executive of Wise, whose goal is to boost the participation and success of women in science, technology, engineering and maths, and responds to the news. All this and more discussed throughout the show with our two guests on opposite sides of the world: Dante Disparte, head of policy at the Libra Association. And Rachel Cartland, a writer based in Hong Kong. (Picture: illegal guns and drugs in a warehouse.)

A staunch critic of Silicon Valley, writer and journalist David Gerard offers a stinging critique of Facebook’s cryptocurrency project: “Libra is not a story about cryptocurrency; it’s a story about Silicon Valley hubris and people who think they can start their own money and take over the world that way.” Known in the crypto world as a Bitcoin and blockchain critic, in his new book Libra Shrugged Gerard offers a comprehensive analysis of Facebook’s Libra project. Speaking to Coingeek’s Charles Miller, he characterizes the Libra team as “a group of people who think they can take advantage of the system without getting called out on it.” When Facebook announced Libra back in June 2019, “its original plan was to run a currency basket-based token on blockchain.” Gerard explains. The project, however, was met with fierce criticism from regulators around the world. Regulators’ biggest concern, Gerard says, is to avoid a repeat of the 2008 financial crisis which was brought about by the kind of structure Facebook’s Libra was proposing. Regulators fear that a monopoly could threaten global financial stability - as happened in 2008 when a few companies were purported to be ‘too big to fail’: “Regulators around the world are frightened of one thing and that’s another 2008 happening. And Facebook came along and presented them with a plan for ‘here’s how we could do a 2008 all by ourselves’.” Following opposition and backlash, the social media platform floated a new plan for a series of currency substitute tokens such as a dollar token, pound token, and Euro token. But as Gerard explains, this plan didn’t go down well with regulators either. “The real objection the regulators have is the scale of it.” The currency reserve needed to fulfill Facebook’s plan would have been worth over a trillion dollars - posing a major problem for global financial stability in itself. In October 2020, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg was summoned by members of the US Congress to a hearing to explain the company’s plans. Gerard observes Zuckerberg to be a good talker, serving up well thought-out statements, however lacking substance. Zuckerberg has since made it clear that Libra would not move forward without proper regulatory compliance. But one by one, large companies dropped their support for Libra, leaving a select few onboard. In December, Libra was renamed Diem. In an attempt to win over regulators, Diem presented a simpler and revamped structure. Its launch date was initially set for January 2021. As Gerard explains, it’s the same Libra group proposing different technologies to solve problems, except that now it’s the Diem Association instead of the Libra Association. You can buy David Gerard’s Libra Shrugged here: https://davidgerard.co.uk/blockchain/libra/

In this episode, Jonas and Alex talk to Julien Le Goc, Director of Policy at the Diem Association, formerly known as Libra Association. Julien openly talks about the reasons for rebranding Libra to Diem and explains the new vision and mission of the Association. The fact that Diem is more than just a new name has not received a lot of attention in the media. Julien describes the remaining hurdles that need to be taken before Diem can get live and he gives an exclusive insight into where the project stands today. Background: In June 2019, Libra entered the scene with a big bang. The first white paper was a bombshell. Regulators and central banks were forced to take action - and so they did. The first responses were brutal: “Do we really want to give private interests such power, given the consequences it would have on trade and financial stability?” Bruno Le Maire, the French finance minister, asked in a Financial Times op-ed. Most of these reactions were driven by the fear that a consortium of private institutions could endanger the monetary sovereignty of the state. Against this background, Libra 1.0 was also a wake-up call for central banks around the world. Many of them started working (or increased their efforts) on issuing their own central bank digital currency (CBDC). In April 2020, the Libra Association issued its second white paper. Libra 2.0 was born. The Association tried hard to please regulators, but it was difficult after it had taken so many hits during the first 10 months of its existence. In December 2020, the Libra Association finally tried to get rid of the burden of the past. Diem was born. However, not only the name has changed. Diem starts with an updated vision and mission. The new focus is on enabling universal access to financial services and building a trusted and innovative financial network that empowers people and businesses around the world.

#diem https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/1/21755078/libra-diem-name-change-cryptocurrency-facebook Annoncée mi-2019, la crypto-monnaie de Facebook a un petit retard à l’allumage Beaucoup de reserve de la part des gouvernements (Congres US House Financial Service Committee, Bruno le Maire, etc…) Un quart des membres originaux de la Libra Association ont quité le navire à l’automne 2019 (Visa, Mastercard, Stripe, Mercado Pago, eBay et Paypal) Facebook a entamé un virage pour contourner le vent critique: Calibra le Wallet renommé Novi en mai dernier, Nouveau nom: Diem Nouvelle approche: plus de panier de monnaie, mais stable-coin qui suit le dollar. #tousanticovid https://www.numerama.com/tech/660860-tousanticovid-franchit-les-10-millions-de-telechargements-en-comptant-aussi-stopcovid.html Aux US de nombreuse applications locales utilisent le “Exposure Notifications System” (17 apps couvrant 18 états) #parler https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parler #follows https://twitter.com/mondomascots → https://twitter.com/chiitan7407 https://twitter.com/catshouldnt

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Amazon launches EC2 Mac instances. Don’t call it Libra. At least, not the Libra Association. Is Samsung thinking about discontinuing the Galaxy Note line? Why DeepMind solving the protein folding problem is such a big deal. Are VR and AR about to blend? And the interesting case surrounding our main computer hacking law that was argued before the US Supreme Court yesterday.Sponsors:IMpartner.com/ridehomedemoVistaprint.com/techmemeLinks: AWS brings the Mac mini to its cloud (TechCrunch)Libra Rebrands to ‘Diem’ in Anticipation of 2021 Launch (CoinDesk) Airbnb seeks valuation of up to $35 billion in its IPO (CNBC) Samsung may discontinue high-end Galaxy Note smartphones - sources (Reuters) Reddit Claims 52 Million Daily Users, Revealing a Key Figure for Social-Media Platforms (WSJ) London A.I. Lab Claims Breakthrough That Could Accelerate Drug Discovery (NYTimes)AI Protein Breakthrough Tweetstorm (@adamRutherford) Varjo's lidar-enabled XR-3 VR headset shows where VR and AR are bound to blend (CNET) Justices express qualms about sweeping computer crime law (Politico)

The UK announced the formation of the Digital Markets Unity to investigate dominant online platforms, Amazon's global workforce grew 50% in a year, and the Libra Association hopes to launch a stablecoin as early as January.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Regarding the news in alt coin adoption trends, CryptoCurrencyWire Communications Director Jonathan Keim addressed subjects ranging from traditional financial service institutions' move toward offering services on a decentralized finance (“DeFi”) framework to rumors PayPal may launch its own alt coin in the next year. “I was just amazed at all the progress that's being made. … There's no doubt that this is the year that will be a key landmark in the history of digital finance,” Keim said. Keim noted that 86 percent of financial institutions that took part in a Europe-wide survey are implementing or assessing services that use DeFi. “But the really amazing thing is that 31 percent of those companies are reporting an enterprise-wide rollout or have at least deployed an actual use case of DeFi already,” Keim said. “And quite honestly I don't think I've ever seen banks move forward so quickly on anything. I remember hearing DeFi in just the last 12 months and here a third of these companies are already on the train.” Keim also noted that Singapore's largest bank plans to launch its own crypto exchange, establishing a relatively easy to access crypto on-ramp for people who bank in that country. Taylor compared it to JPMorgan Chase's announcement it is going to develop its own coin. “It'll be interesting to see how all this evolves and where all these big financial institutions fit into this,” Taylor said. Regarding PayPal's plans to potentially launch its own crypto in the next six to 12 months, Keim said the CSO for digital asset manager CoinShares is pointing out PayPal's immense base of more than 300 million active users and the fact that PayPal has left the Libra Association, which it joined last year to help govern Facebook's Libra digital currency project. PayPal announced in October that it has partnered with cryptocurrency company Paxos and that it plans to let its U.S. users buy, hold and sell cryptocurrencies and eventually to use their crypto assets to fund PayPal purchases, but it has not stated it intends to launch its own coin (https://ccw.fm/KLquz). “I can't help but think that (CoinShare's CSO) knows more than we do and he just wants to be one of the first to call it,” Keim said. “(PayPal has) already got a fairly seamless way to put it in and take it out of your bank account,” Bates said. “I remember the very first show we talked about how difficult it was to get money from a bank into a crypto account. It came the other way real quick; it'll only take a day or two to get out of your crypto account and get into the bank but it took a week to 10 days to get from the bank to there. PayPal's already got that relationship, already has the portal of getting in and out.” The Wild West Crypto Show podcast appears online and in multiple markets across the country. Bates' and Taylor's purpose is to educate people about alt-currencies “so that they're not afraid of it.” To view the latest episode, which includes CryptoCurrencyWire's ongoing segment featuring recent news from around the world, visit https://ccw.fm/h6pks.

Christian Catalini is Chief Economist of the Libra Association, on leave from MIT, and a Faculty Research Fellow at NBER. Dante Disparte is vice chairman and Head of Policy and Communications at the Libra Association, and currently serves as an appointee on the FEMA National Advisory Counsel. Matthew Davie is the Chief Strategy Officer at Kiva, a non-profit organization dedicated to financial inclusion for the world's most vulnerable populations, where he oversees corporate strategy, emerging tech development, and policy and regulatory engagements. He is also a board member of the Libra Association.

This episode is the first in a series, Why Bitcoin Now, that takes a deeper dive into Bitcoin and the history of money in the macroeconomic environment of the coronavirus. Mike Novogratz, founder, CEO and chairman of Galaxy Digital, and Raoul Pal, founder and CEO of Global Macro Investor and Real Vision Group, tell us where they think Bitcoin is going amidst this macro uncertainty and the global crisis due to the coronavirus. We discuss:  why Bitcoin's price hasn't risen in price due to the global turmoil, and instead fell with the rest of the market on Black Thursday  why quantitative easing is the catalyst for institutional investors to turn to Bitcoin, but why that takes time, and why registered investment advisors may be on the cusp why they think retail investors will continue to buy Bitcoin despite record unemployment why Bitcoin will benefit from social unrest why any particular country's success in dealing with the coronavirus won't really lessen the economic impact there whether China's first-mover advantage with the DCEP and its comprehensive enterprise blockchain initiatives will undermine the global dominance of the US dollar  why they believe there will ultimately be a dollar-based stablecoin  why they believe Libra will be a strong player in the future of stablecoins  how election outcomes, and in particular a potential movement to break up Big Tech, could affect Bitcoin and the vision for Web3 whether Ethereum, and staking, will see more adoption from institutional investors  why they believe yield farming is ultimately not sustainable, but still profitable the impact the Bitcoin halving will have in this macroeconomic environment Unchained is hiring!  Check out our job listing for a remote editorial assistant here! Thank you to our sponsors!  Crypto.com: https://crypto.com Kelman Law: https://crypto.law  Stellar: https://www.stellar.org  Episode links:  Mike Novogratz: https://twitter.com/novogratz Galaxy Digital: https://www.galaxydigital.io Raoul Pal: https://twitter.com/RaoulGMI Real Vision: https://www.realvision.com Unchained interview with Kyle Samani on what happened in the crypto markets on Black Thursday: https://unchainedpodcast.com/teetering-on-the-edge-how-black-thursday-exposed-the-flaws-in-the-crypto-markets/ Unconfirmed interview with Antoine Le Calvez on what happened on BitMEX during Black thursday: https://unchainedpodcast.com/what-happened-on-bitmex-during-black-thursday/ Unchained interview with Chamath Palihapitiya on Bitcoin: https://unchainedpodcast.com/chamath-palihapitiya-why-bitcoin-will-be-the-category-winner/ Brian Armstrong tweet about deposits to Coinbase the same size as the $1,200 stimulus check: https://twitter.com/brian_armstrong/status/1250907110730170370?s=20 China's DCEP and blockchain initiative: https://unchainedpodcast.com/why-china-aims-to-replace-cash-with-the-digital-yuan/ Unchained interview on Libra: https://unchainedpodcast.com/a-libra-co-creator-on-how-facebook-will-make-money-from-calibra/ Unconfirmed interview with the Libra Association's Dante Disparte: https://unchainedpodcast.com/libras-dante-disparte-on-why-we-should-trust-a-financial-system-designed-by-facebook/ Unconfirmed interview with Michael Casey on why it would it would be good if Libra rivaled the USD: https://unchainedpodcast.com/why-it-would-be-good-if-libra-rivaled-the-us-dollar/ Christopher Giancarlo's digital dollar project: https://unchainedpodcast.com/christopher-giancarlo-why-the-us-needs-to-have-a-digital-dollar/ Ethereum 2.0 staking: https://www.coindesk.com/3-ways-staking-will-upend-the-economics-of-ethereum Unconfirmed with Kain Warwick on COMP's launch: https://unchainedpodcast.com/why-comp-5xed-on-day-1-and-what-this-means-for-a-defi-bull-market/ Unconfirmed interview with Tony Sheng on yield farming: https://unchainedpodcast.com/how-you-can-double-your-money-or-lose-everything/

Today on #MWL, my good friend Dante Disparte, Vice Chair of the Libra Association. We are just talking about life and the world.

Today, we’re joined by Lex Sokolin to talk through a few recent events that are indicative of the fintech world right now. Brex raised an additional $150 million at a slightly improved valuation vs. its last round just as Monzo is reportedly looking at a 40% down round. Why? Shopify launched bank accounts for its merchants and an Amazon competitor plus Klarna, just as it worked with Facebook to support the launch of Facebook Shops and joined the Libra Association. Lots going on. Lastly, Lex explains why Goldman’s M&A activity over the past couple years leads to the natural conclusion that they should buy Schwab. To sign up for Lex's amazing weekly newsletter, please visit www.fintechblueprint.com For all of our past episodes, and to sign up to our newsletter, please visit www.bankingthefuture.com. Thank you very much for joining us today. Please welcome, Lex Sokolin.

In this episode of Tech Intersect, I speak with Dante Disparte, vice chairman and head of policy and communications for the Libra Association, an independent membership organization focused on creating a stablecoin that supports a financially-inclusive digital future. He is also the founder and chairman of Risk Cooperative and serves on the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Advisory Council. Now one year into the LibraCoin Project, Dante and I delve into an illuminating conversation about its evolution, current status as of May 2020, the Facebook privacy controversy and testimony before the United States Congress and regulatory landscape, and plans for the fall 2020 launch in the United States and beyond to empower the unbanked and underbanked around the world. And our discussion takes place in the midst of the COVID19 pandemic, which has helped make the case even more clear cryptographically secured digital, user-directed, low cost, contactless payments.  **SPONSORED BY ADVANTAGE EVANS™ ACADEMY** There's a more cost effective and time-efficient way to reach your leading-edge learning and earning goals, to put you ahead of the stiff competition in this fast-paced, tech-driven economy.Considering the broken state of ‘higher' education, there has to be a better way. The fact is, traditional education costs too much, takes too long, and offers no guarantees of a job upon graduation. You need skills. Credentials. An advantage. Upcoming sessions:From Cash to Crypto: Buying Your First Bitcoin (6/30-7/14) Pre-enroll by May 31 for BONUS crypto tax session + Cointracker membership Register Right!: Protect Your IP, Brand & Business (7/21-8/4) Pre-enroll by June 21 for BONUS session for coaching to register your mark! Ready for an advantage? Inquire now!Guest social assets: Twitter: @DDisparteLinks: About Libra: https://libra.org/en-US/Tonya's interview with Tom Merritt: Don't Fear the Libra (re: Facebook's corporate currency initiative) on The Daily Tech Show with Tom Merritt (Aug. 10, 2019)Questions and requests: hello@techintersectpodcast.com Follow: Twitter @AtTechIntersect and Instagram @TechIntersect Web: TechIntersectPodcast.com & AdvantageEvans.comMailing ListRapternal Music (Regulate and The Rabbit Hole) by Notty Productions is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. Produced by Tonya Evans for FYOS Entertainment, LLC, and Stephanie Renee for Soul Sanctuary, Inc.Support the show (https://tinyurl.com/techintersectvip)

As widely reported today, Facebook's Calibra wallet today rebranded to Novi. Less widely reported however is the most important piece, then link-up with WhatsApp and Facebook messenger [1]. In related news, after having hired a regulatory-savy CEO [2] the Libra Association (which is independent of Facebook's division in charge of Novi) hires more people with regulatory experience [3]. 1. https://www.coindesk.com/libra-facebook-blockchain-digital-wallet-novi-calibra 2. https://theshortstory-podcast.com/2020/05/libras-got-a-new-ceo/ 3. https://www.btc-echo.de/flirt-mit-den-behoerden-libra-holt-sich-verstaerkung-fuer-kyc-und-aml-compliance

The following is a conversation between Pierre Ferrari, President and CEO of Heifer International, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. In this interview, Pierre Ferrari, President and CEO of Heifer International, shares the following: • Passing on the Gift is part of Heifer International's charitable model • Farmers taking product directly to consumers • Why Heifer recently joined the Facebook-led Libra Association

CoinDesk's annual conference on the future of the global financial system is happening this week. Consensus: Distributed features hundreds of hours of programming with more than 150 speakers over five days, from May 11th-15th. HighlightsYves Mersch on Central Bank Digital CurrenciesMember of the Executive Board, Vice-Chair of the Supervisory Board • European Central BankYves Mersch was appointed to the Executive Board of the ECB in 2012 when serving his third term as Governor of the Banque centrale du Luxembourg, a position he had held since 1998. In 2019 he was appointed Vice-Chair of the ECB's Supervisory Board.Before setting up his country's central bank, he represented his country in the International Monetary Fund, World Bank, European Investment Bank and other multilateral organisations, as well as in private companies where he has been globally active in both financial and industrial areas.Mr Mersch holds postgraduate degrees in political science from Paris Sorbonne, and law from Paris Panthéon University. He is the longest-serving member on the ECB's Governing Council. Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers & fintech author and futurist Dave Birch  Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers is one of America's leading economists. In addition to serving as 71st Secretary of the Treasury in the Clinton Administration, Dr. Summers served as Director of the White House National Economic Council in the Obama Administration, as President of Harvard University, and as the Chief Economist of the World Bank.Dr. Summers' tenure at the U.S. Treasury coincided with the longest period of sustained economic growth in U.S. history. He is the only Treasury Secretary in the last half century to have left office with the national budget in surplus. Dr. Summers has played a key role in addressing every major financial crisis for the last two decades. David G.W. Birch is an author, advisor and commentator on digital financial services. He is Global Ambassador for Consult Hyperion (the secure electronic transactions consultancy that he helped to found), Technology Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Financial Innovation (the London-based think tank) and a Visiting Professor at the University of Surrey Business School. Chris Giancarlo and the Digital Dollar Project & Dante Disparte of Libra AssociationThe Honorable J. Christopher (“Chris”) Giancarlo is an American attorney and former business executive who served as 13th Chairman of the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Dante Disparte is the vice chairman and Head of Policy and Communications for the Libra Association, a newly-formed organization that has brought together social impact organizations and a diverse group of leading businesses from around the world to create a low-friction, high-trust payment system that empowers billions of people. Gavin Wood on Chain Mergers and AcquisitionsGavin Wood, an original co-founder of Ethereum, took a few good swipes at the second-largest cryptocurrency he helped create, calling out its lack of “agency” when upgrading to its next version, Ethereum 2.0.Plan B discussion: Saifedean Ammous, Erik VoorheesSaifedean Ammous is the author of The Bitcoin Standard: The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking, the first academic study of the economics of bitcoin. He also runs saifedean.com, a platform for online courses in economics. Erik Voorhees is among the top-recognized serial Bitcoin advocates and entrepreneurs, understanding Bitcoin as one of the most important inventions ever created by humanity. US Banking Regulator Suggests Federal Licensing Framework for Crypto Firms - Brian Brooks, chief operating officer of the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the nation's national bank overseer, said Monday he believes crypto companies could fall under a federal licensing regime – if they provide what can be described as payment services. Speaking at CoinDesk's Consensus: Distributed virtual conference, the former Coinbase chief legal officer said many crypto companies are payments companies, and it therefore might make sense to treat these startups – and other fintech firms like Stripe – the same way as banks are treated federally. "Crypto is one of those areas where we have to ask ourselves, does it make more sense to think of crypto projects as local projects or global projects. If they're global, then the rational for a single national license makes more sense," he said. "Increasingly, it looks a lot like crypto is banking for the 21st century."This would give these startups an alternative to the state-level money transmitter licenses when building operations.The European Central Bank (ECB) is looking into what a retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) form of the euro might look like - The ECB set up a task force earlier this year to look into what its potential CBDC could look like, and the group expects to publish a preliminary report in the coming weeks, said Mersch, an executive board member at the ECB. "A wholesale CBDC, restricted to a limited group of financial counter-parties, would be largely business as usual," Mersch said. "However, a retail CBDC, accessible to all, would be a game changer, so a retail CBDC is now our main focus." A retail CBDC could be based on a digital token circulated "in a decentralized manner," without a central ledger, Mersch said, though he stopped short of saying the words "blockchain" or "distributed ledger." He acknowledged that the traceability of digital transactions would raise privacy concerns among a population used to paying for some things with paper notes.Cold Currency War is brewing - Every sector is competing in a type of arms race to be a leader in the digital currency race.Vitalik Buterin said the Ethereum 2.0 protocol upgrade in July - Eth2 will change the consensus mechanism to proof-of-stake (PoS), is well on its way to launching sometime in July.Zcash Alliance Aims to Bring Privacy Tech to Bitcoin, Cosmos and Ethereum -A handful of big names in crypto want in on the privacy features offered by Zcash. The Electric Coin Company (ECC) announced Monday the launch of the Zcash Developers Alliance (ZDA), an invite-only working group that includes the Lightning Network startup Bolt Labs, the cross-chain technology startup Thesis, the Ethereum conglomerate ConsenSys and two leading startups working on the Cosmos project, Agoric and Iqlusion, just to name a few. “The ZDA is an attempt to introduce a way to collaborate with the ECC, and the Zcash ecosystem, which focuses around other people's priorities,” Iqlusion founder Zaki Manian said. “Product-market fit is other people [beyond fans and founders] actually caring about it.” Manian said the “Zcash anonymity set” is a “valuable public good,” describing how the privacy coin allows shielded transactions and the construct that allows individual transactions to get lost in the metaphorical crowd. References: CoinDesk

It’s been an interesting time for the stablecoin market. Total stablecoin issuance recently surpassed $10 billion, according to data compiled by The Block Research. Meanwhile, the discussion of Facebook’s Libra has taken on interesting new dimensions of late. Lex Sokolin, a former research analyst and the current global co-head of fintech at Consensys, has been paying close attention to these developments. In this episode of The Scoop, which was recorded prior to the Libra Association announcement of its new CEO, we dive into its shift to a multi-currency model. We also dig into: Whether Libra’s massive network and cash pile will suck the life out of other open-source initiatives Why a regulated approach to digital assets might have an easier time surviving and thriving Is the stablecoin market overhyped right now? How developments in the fintech ecosystem may have an impact on business models in the cryptocurrency market This episode of The Scoop is brought to you by Bitstamp, the original global cryptocurrency exchange. Since 2011, Bitstamp has been a cornerstone of the industry, earning the trust of over four million individuals and top financial institutions looking for a reliable trading venue. Whether you’re trading on our web platform, mobile app or industry-leading APIs, Bitstamp gives you the professional-grade tools you need to execute your strategy. Download the Bitstamp app or visit Bitstamp.net/Pro to learn more and start trading today! This episode was also brought to you by PAX Gold, the world’s only regulated gold token. It’s the fastest and easiest way to own and trade the highest-quality physical gold. One PAX Gold token represents one fine troy ounce of a 400 oz London Good Delivery gold bar, stored in Brink’s vaults in London. When you buy PAX Gold, you own physical gold.   The value of PAX Gold is always tied directly to the real-time market value of gold.PAXG is an ERC-20 token on Ethereum, and can easily be moved or traded anywhere in the world, 24/7. With PAXG, anyone can now own a fraction of an LBMA-accredited London Good Delivery gold bar with zero storage fees. Trade it today on leading exchanges like Kraken, FTX and itBit. Or, earn interest on your PAX Gold holdings through Nexo or Crypto.com. Learn more or purchase PAX Gold at paxos.com/paxgold

Interesting developments are happening in the world of the Libra Association, aka Facebook's foray into blockchain and cryptocurrency. What is happening, you ask? Join me, host Aviva Ounap, and Igor Pejic, author of "Blockchain Babel" and winner of the Independent Press Award for the Best Technology Book of the Year as we talk about Facebook's Libra Association, Libra Coin, Calibra and all things with the word 'libra' in it - plus we wax lyrical on a number of other crypto developments in this fun, fact-filled episode of Crypto and Blockchain Talk! Tune in to CryptoAndBlockchainTalk.com, the podcast that makes you smarter about the worlds of blockchain and cryptocurrency, and everything in between. It is our mission to interview the brightest stars in this space, bringing them straight to your ears for your listening pleasure, and best of all, for free! In addition, all interviews are streamed on Crypto24Radio.com, bringing you the latest news on all things blockchain and crypto-related all day, every day - plus music! So stay tuned and enjoy. We LOVE having you as our listener, and friend! SUBSCRIBE to our social channels and never miss an episode: SPOTIFY   iTunes   Stitcher   Soundcloud   Google Play Music   Tunein   Castbox   Podchaser   Pocket Casts   Overcast   iHeartRadio   PlayerFM   YouTube   Acast   Podnews   Castbox   Poddtoppen   Feedspot   Kimcoin   PodBean   Chartable  LISTEN NOTES  PodParadise  Bullhorn  ___________________________ Do you want us to talk about your project or company? Email us: education@saviidigital.com

RICHARD D. TITUS Executive, Entrepreneur, Board Director Named one of the Wired 100 in 2010, senior executive & serial entrepreneur Richard D. Titus (“Titus”) has a passion for technology & innovation. With 14+ years of angel investing and three years in digital securities, Titus is an experienced entrepreneur & investor with a passion for technology and innovation. In 2017, Titus co-founded a leading blockchain and digital ledger technology (DLT / Blockchain) consulting and advisory firm, ARK, which serviced 20+ Blockchain businesses from 2017-2019. Titus also led ARK's investment efforts (arkfund.io) sourcing, syndicating & deploying ~$6m in capital into 5+ successful blockchain startups, including 22x, Securency, and Telegram. A serial entrepreneur, CEO, coach, advisor, and investor, Titus has launched or co-founded over a dozen companies, including Razorfish, Los Angeles (via acquisition of TAG Media), Schematic (acquired by WPP, now branded: Possible), ARK, Videoplaza, and Prompt.ly (which sold to Breezeworks in 2016 as his fifth exit in a row). With a passion for emerging technology, Titus serves as a board director, advisor, and coach to companies in high-growth emerging technology sectors, including Blockchain, AI, AgTech, robotics, information security, and quantum computing. Since 2016 he has served as a Fellow at the University of Toronto's Creative Destruction Lab and guides and represents CDL with the LIBRA Association, of which it is a founding member. In addition to his entrepreneurial history, Titus held senior leadership roles at the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), where he was instrumental in launching iPlayer, the personalized homepage, and the BBC's mobile service. Later, as CEO of Associated Northcliffe Digital, the digital holding company of DMGT (Daily Mail), he led the turn-around of a legacy media and digital classified giant. He also led product planning, customer, and user experience for Samsung Electronics's Visual Display division (all consumer electronics), working out of Seoul, Korea, from 2015-17. In his early career, he worked in Film, Television and video games with 17+ titles to his name, winning several festival awards, including Sundance and the WGA award with “Who Killed the Electric Car?” Titus is based on the west coast of the US with his Lover and three daughters. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/oa-levels/support

Bison Trails is an infrastructure-as-a-service company that allows anyone to run a node for multiple blockchains. This gives Bison Trails CEO Joe Lallouz the unique vantage point of seeing all of the major projects in the space at a granular level. Bison Trails is one of the founding members of the Libra Association who stuck around when top names were backing out due to regulatory pressure. In this conversation Joe discusses the origins of the company, how they select which chains they support and why they’re excited about participating in the Libra project.  --- Special thanks to our sponsors: Lukka - Crypto taxes made simple. Use the promo code "MESSARITAX" and get $5 off the normal price of $19.95  Crypto.com - The best place to Buy, Earn, Pay with Crypto. Bitstamp is the original global cryptocurrency exchange. Since 2011, we’ve been a cornerstone of the industry, earning the trust of over four million individuals and top financial institutions looking for a reliable trading venue. Whether you’re trading on our web platform, mobile app or industry-leading APIs, Bitstamp gives you the professional-grade tools you need to execute your strategy. Download the Bitstamp app or visit Bitstamp.net/Pro to learn more and start trading today! If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, review, and subscribe.This podcast is presented by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at: https://www.blockworksgroup.io

In unserer ersten gemeinsamen Folge "Bitcoin & Co. mit Anita Posch und Daniela Schlicht" stellen wir im ersten Teil das Bitcoin Halving vor, erklären die Zusammenhänge von Halving und Mining, was die Blockchain ist und wie sie funktioniert sowie die die Begriffe Hash Rate und Difficulty. Natürlich gehen wir auch Fragen nach wie: Was passiert, wenn es keine Bitcoins mehr gibt? Oder: Wird Mining unrentabel? Im zweiten Part sprechen wir über Facebooks Libra, bzw. Libra der Libra Association und geben Antwort auf Fragen wie: Welche Ideen stecken hinter Libra? Was ist die Libra Association? Warum musste das Whitepaper überarbeitet werden? Welche Vorwürfe gab es seitens der Regulierungsbehörden und Zentralbanken? Warum sind Unternehmen wie Visa und PayPal abgesprungen? Welche wesentlichen Änderungen gibt im neuen Whitepaper Libra 2.0? Was ist Libras Businessmodell? Stellt der Stablecoin Libra eine Bedrohung für Bitcoin dar? Steckt hinter Libra eine Blockchain oder eine DLT? Danke an unsere Sponsoren: Card Wallet, die langfristige Speicherlösung für Bitcoin und Ethereum. Jetzt mit 20% Ermäßigung unter https://cardwallet.com/anita Anita Posch ist Podcasterin (englisch & deutsch), Speakerin, Autorin des Ratgebers "Bitcoin & Co. Kryptowährungen sicher nutzen", Übersetzerin des Buches “Internet of Money Vol. 2” von Andreas M. Antonopoulos und Vorstandsmitglied bei Bitcoin Austria. Daniela Schlicht ist Redakteurin und beschäftigt sich mit Bitcoin, Kryptowährungen, neue Technologien wie Blockchain und KI, Umwelt, Wirtschaft und Finanzen seit Ende 2015. Sie ist Co-Founderin und Vizepräsidentin bei CryptoDreieck. Zur Webseite: https://bitcoinundco.com/de/

#CryptoCorner: Bitcoin Passes $8000, Japan's Second-Largest Bank Partners with SBI (NYSE: $SMFG), Checkout.com Joins Libra Association (NasdaqGS: $FB)

#CryptoCorner: Bitcoin Passes $8000, Japan's Second-Largest Bank Partners with SBI (NYSE: $SMFG), Checkout.com Joins Libra Association (NasdaqGS: $FB)

#CryptoCorner: Bitcoin Passes $8000, Japan's Second-Largest Bank Partners with SBI (NYSE: $SMFG), Checkout.com Joins Libra Association (NasdaqGS: $FB)

Es kommt wieder Bewegung in das Libra Projekt. Am Donnerstag, den 16. April 2020 veröffentlicht die Libra Association das White Paper zu Libra 2.0. In dieser Episode diskutieren wir die vier wichtigsten Änderungen.

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency headlines Bitcoin is up slightly at 7,090 Ethereum is down 1% at $169 and XRP is down 1% at 19 cents Top gainers in the last 24 hours: Waltonchain up 25% Binance is launching a new Ethereum-compatabile blockchain that will feature Binance Coin as the native token. The Libra Association has been busy publishing a new whitepaper indicating they may want to cater to central banks. Chinese local government employees will soon receive some of their pay in the national digital currency. Wyoming has passed a low that will allow insurance companies to invest in cryptocurrencies.

— Bitcoin remains above $7000 — Binance launching an Ethereum-compatible blockchain — Researchers discover Lightning Network privacy issues — Chinese gov’t employees to receive CBDC in May — Grayscale reports record inflows in Q1 — BitGo acquires Lumina — Compound launches a decentralised governance token — The Libra Association unveils major project changes — Crypto Finance AG raises ~$14.5M in a Series B funding round

Backed by Visa, Andreesen Horowitz and Blockchain Capital, Anchorage has emerged as one of the largest custodians in crypto. In this conversation, Anchorage CEO Nathan McCauley details the origins of the company and their early involvement with the Libra Association where Nathan saw Facebook’s engineering and legal might up close and personal. He relays what he’s seeing from institutional buyers with respect to bitcoin and the coronavirus crisis, their recent support for XRP and why he sees crypto M&A picking up in a big way when the dust from the crisis settles.   --- Special thanks to our sponsors: Lukka - Crypto taxes made simple. Use the code messaritax and get $5 off the normal price of $19.95  Crypto.com - The best place to Buy, Earn, Pay with Crypto. If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, review, and subscribe.This podcast is presented by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at: https://www.blockworksgroup.io

Marc and Tomer talk about the reasons Tagomi recently joined Facebook's Libra Association and how institutional investors view the promise of cryptocurrencies. Having raised more than $28 million from venture capitalists, Marc shares fundraising best-practices, details what’s needed in order to make crypto more mainstream, and explains how as a prime broker they handle custody for institutional clients and which investors are currently most interested in the space. SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or your favorite podcast app Leave a review Share the show on social media with your friends and family LISTEN TO THE BLOCKCHAIN VC PODCAST: Apple Podcasts Spotify Overcast Google Podcasts Youtube Stitcher Show website FOLLOW TOMER ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Twitter Medium blog

Diogo Monica is the president and co-founder of Anchorage, the leading crypto custodian for institutional investors. Anchorage was selected as a founding member of the Libra Association and recently completed a $40m Series B fundraise, led by Visa.  Why you should listen: Diogo says that custody needs have evolved beyond simple cold storage. With proof-of-stake assets allowing on-chain governance and 24/7 trading opportunities, there's a need for a custody solution that allows institutional-grade security as well as near-instant access to assets. Anchorage aims to be the leading provider of that solution. Key takeaway: Anchorage uses multiple types of biometric signals and behavioral analytics about the client and device to verify their identity. This is the cutting edge of crypto custody.  Digo thinks that Facebook's Libra stablecoin will launch in some form in 2020. Anchorage is a founding member of the Libra Association.  The Crypto Conversation is proudly sponsored by DeFi leaders NEXO  Click here to borrow instantly in 45+ fiat currencies   Click here to earn daily interest on your idle assets   Supporting links: Anchorage Anchorage on Twitter Diogo on Twitter Glacier Protocol The Way of Kings Andy on Twitter  Brave New Coin on Twitter Brave New Coin If you enjoyed the show please subscribe to the Crypto Conversation and give us a 5-star rating and a positive review in whatever podcast app you are using.

In their last recorded in-studio episode before JLN's staff switched to work-from-home mode, Matt and Thom sat down to discuss how the epidemic is affecting the crypto markets, India's lift on cryptocurrency trading, the Steemit/TRON controversy, and more. Topics 00:42 - Coronavirus causes the stock market to crash; bitcoin's price plummets03:40 - India's supreme court lifts ban on cryptocurrency06:22 - National stablecoins are not necessarily good for crypto adoption09:42 - TRON's hostile takeover of the STEEM blockchain15:03 - Libra update: Tagomi joins the Libra Association

NOTE: This episode was recorded on 28 February, 2020. As the global situation of COVID-19 continues to evolve rapidly, some content in this episode is likely out of date already and some content was edited out post-recording. Please turn to your local government and health officials for the latest information. Owen fed Mika (or at least tried to) with an IoT device, $ZOOM Shares Double Amid Coronavirus Concerns. But Investors Mistakenly Bet on the Wrong Company, Shopify joins the Libra Association, iPad trackpad rumors, Our new moon, Activision pulls out of GeForce Now, and Live plow map for Toronto: PlowTO. Join us in Discord and leave us a voice message!

Dante Disparte, is the Vice Chair and Head of Policy and Communications at the Libra Association. Dante returns to Insureblocks to share his experience of being at Libra and what the insurance industry can learn from that experience. It is worth nothing that Dante is the Chairman of the Risk Cooperative, a member of the FEMA National Advisory Council and a Forbes contributor. He has also participated in two podcasts on Insureblocks: Blockchain vs. the insurance trust deficit in April 2018 and A retrospective look on blockchain for 2018 in Feb 2019. We are absolutely delighted to have Dante back on our show in 2020.   Insureblocks’s 100th episode! I’m Walid Al Saqqaf, your host. Since the 19th of March 2018 we’ve produced weekly podcasts on blockchain in the insurance, pharmaceutical, supply chain, banking and many other industries from case studies, PoCs, pilots and production grade roll outs. We’ve also covered topics around the convergence economy, how AI, IoT and blockchain converge. We’ve covered the subject of diversity, blockchain for social good, digital identity, tokenisation and much more. Today’s episode is our 100thone! We all can’t believe we’ve just reached this milestone. It feels like just yesterday when we recorded our first episode with Gary Nuttal. We want to thank all our speakers and all of you, our listeners, for making this show such a success!   What is blockchain? In last year’s podcast, Dante had defined blockchain in a slightly philosophical way, using words like trust, decentralisation and self-sovereignty. Whilst he believes those ideals very much still matter he now sees a growing wave of enterprise blockchain efforts and investment and adoption that are starting to give the technology a real opportunity, not in its own, but together with other emerging technologies to drive real change in the market.   What is Libra & the Libra Association The Libra Association is an independent, not-for-profit membership organization, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland that was first announced on June 18th 2019. The goals of the Libra Association are threefold: Develop a blockchain based payment system that would support low friction high trust payment on a peer to peer basis. Today there are 1.7 billion people who are on the margins of the formal economy. Libra is developing a blockchain based system that can help support pulling more of them into the formal economy Building a payment system that supports competition and innovation. The third objective of the Libra Association is to reach the above objectives in a regulatory compliant manner. The fundamental promise of blockchain and cryptocurrency technology is with notion of financial empowerment. The Libra project is a consortium of member organisation who have a common cause, with a wide range of enterprises, public sector actors and stakeholders to effectively address the insidious issue in the global financial system. 1.7 billion people who are unbanked, 1.3 billion who are under banked who to send a cross border payment or remittance costs on average 7% worldwide. Roughly a billion people have access to a mobile phone. In a world where the mobile phone can become a payment endpoint, with Libra you could send a basic payment to someone as cheaply and as quickly as you can send an email message or other transaction. The Libra payment token is known as a stable coin. The concept behind the Libra payment token is to effectively borrow the intrinsic value and the economic stability of underlying assets and give those assets some unique properties. One of those unique properties is the ability to make micro payments. This is very important for two reasons: Most of today’s payment networks are not digitally native For very small transactions the cost is often superior to the transaction value Consequently, the payment network that Libra is building is an open and innovative one that will not onl...

Joe Lallouz, CEO of Bison Trails joins Charlie Shrem on this week’s episode of Untold Stories. They begin talking about imposter syndrome, something they both agree is common in crypto, and move on to discuss the New York crypto scene. Joe talks about Bison Trails and its focus on non-Proof of Work blockchain infrastructure, tells the origin story of the name, and talks about his background in engineering and economics. But Charlie has clearly been itching to ask about Joe's participation in the Libra Association. Joe obliges and discusses their guiding mission, the response to Facebook's Libra announcement, other aspects of Libra as well as the decentralization spectrum and centralization points in the industry. Joe goes on to cover the decision-making process with Bison Trails before they finish up discussing the future of crypto and whether people need to know what crypto is for it to be mainstream. --- BitPay gives you the tools to live life on crypto. Whether you want to send crypto to friends, use crypto to buy video games or computer parts, or turn crypto into gift cards for more than 100 mainstream brands, the BitPay app has you covered. You can hold your own private keys in a secure wallet while accessing the best of crypto commerce. Get started at bitpay.com/wallet. --- Bitpanda is a fintech based in Vienna, Austria founded in 2014 by Eric Demuth, Paul Klanschek and Christian Trummer. The company is a firm believer in the innovative power of cryptocurrencies, digitised assets and blockchain technology. Bitpanda’s mission is to tear down the barriers to investing and bring traditional financial products to the 21st century. Today, Bitpanda has more than 1 million users and 120 team members. With a PSD2 payment service provider license, state-of-the-art security and streamlined user experience, Bitpanda has grown into a popular trading platform for newbies and experts alike. Users can currently trade Bitcoin, Ethereum, gold and over 20 other digital assets. --- Pepo was founded by Jason Goldberg, who has been building user experiences for creators and communities for decades. Jason has worked at AOL, Jobster, Social Median, and more recently he connected designers at Hem and Fab. Visit us at Pepo.com/stories for more information. --- If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, review, and subscribe.This podcast is presented by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at: https://www.blockworksgroup.io

Joe Lallouz, CEO of Bison Trails joins Charlie Shrem on this week’s episode of Untold Stories. They begin talking about imposter syndrome, something they both agree is common in crypto, and move on to discuss the New York crypto scene. Joe talks about Bison Trails and its focus on non-Proof of Work blockchain infrastructure, tells the origin story of the name, and talks about his background in engineering and economics. But Charlie has clearly been itching to ask about Joe's participation in the Libra Association. Joe obliges and discusses their guiding mission, the response to Facebook's Libra announcement, other aspects of Libra as well as the decentralization spectrum and centralization points in the industry. Joe goes on to cover the decision-making process with Bison Trails before they finish up discussing the future of crypto and whether people need to know what crypto is for it to be mainstream. --- BitPay gives you the tools to live life on crypto. Whether you want to send crypto to friends, use crypto to buy video games or computer parts, or turn crypto into gift cards for more than 100 mainstream brands, the BitPay app has you covered. You can hold your own private keys in a secure wallet while accessing the best of crypto commerce. Get started at bitpay.com/wallet. --- Bitpanda is a fintech based in Vienna, Austria founded in 2014 by Eric Demuth, Paul Klanschek and Christian Trummer. The company is a firm believer in the innovative power of cryptocurrencies, digitised assets and blockchain technology. Bitpanda’s mission is to tear down the barriers to investing and bring traditional financial products to the 21st century. Today, Bitpanda has more than 1 million users and 120 team members. With a PSD2 payment service provider license, state-of-the-art security and streamlined user experience, Bitpanda has grown into a popular trading platform for newbies and experts alike. Users can currently trade Bitcoin, Ethereum, gold and over 20 other digital assets. --- Pepo was founded by Jason Goldberg, who has been building user experiences for creators and communities for decades. Jason has worked at AOL, Jobster, Social Median, and more recently he connected designers at Hem and Fab. Visit us at Pepo.com/stories for more information. --- If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, review, and subscribe.This podcast is presented by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at: https://www.blockworksgroup.io

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --The coronavirus outbreak continues to impact the tech industry --Facebook's Libra Association signs up a new partner --and short-form video service Quibi is available for pre-order. Here's your Daily Crunch for February 21, 2020. First up: The coronavirus outbreak could result in at least a 3.

In this episode of CRYPTO 101, brought to you by eToro, we sit down with a founding member of Facebook's Libra Association, Bison Trails CEO Joe Lallouz. Bison Trails is the AWS of crypto, and provides critical infrastructure and hosting to many crypto validators/miners. This episode focuses a lot on differences between Proof of Stake networks, as well as the story behind Libra-- Facebook's attempt at a borderless, non-sovereign, digital currency. Sponsored link: http://etoro.com/crypto101 Guest Links: https://bisontrails.co/ https://twitter.com/JoeLallouz https://twitter.com/BisonTrails Show Links: https://www.CRYPTO2020summit.com https://CRYPTO101podcast.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/user?u=8429526 Social: https://twitter.com/Crypto101Pod https://twitter.com/BrycePaul101 https://twitter.com/PizzaMind https://instagram.com/crypto_101 https://www.facebook.com/groups/101Crypto https://www.facebook.com/CRYPTO101Podcast **THIS IS NOT FINANCIAL OR LEGAL ADVICE** © Copyright 2019 Boardwalk Flock, LLC All Rights Reserved ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Fog by DIZARO https://soundcloud.com/dizarofr Creative Commons — Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported — CC BY-ND 3.0 Free Download / Stream: http://bit.ly/Fog-DIZARO Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/lAfbjt_rmE8 ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Amid concern from regulators and Libra Association members alike, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified to Congress about plans for his company's planned digital currency, Libra. He revealed Libra will not roll out until U.S. regulators are on board with the fiat-backed cryptocurrency. Juliet is joined by Computerworld's Lucas Mearian to discuss if--and when--cryptocurrency will ever become mainstream and what hurdles Facebook will have to face before Libra has widespread approval.

After two US Senators sent a strongly-worded letter to a number of the payment processing companies that had initially joined the Libra Association, a mass exodus began. The letter, sent to the likes of Stripe, Visa and Mastercard, urged them to leave the association, threatening to subject them to "a high level of scrutiny from regulators" on all of their payment activities. This is quite the blog for Libra, Facebook, and it raises some serious concerns around the approach taken by the US Senators. 

Location: Palo Alto Date: Wednesday, 24th August Project: Abra Role: CEO & Founder Facebook announced in June that they would be launching Libra, with the mission of enabling a "simple global currency and financial infrastructure that empowers billions of people". Libra proposes a permissioned blockchain, meaning that unlike Bitcoin it isn't a decentralised project as control over the network is governed by the Libra Association. With these unique properties, Libra doesn't fit into the government-issued fiat financial model or the decentralised and trustless Bitcoin model instead. Libra is the dawn of a new type of money, the dawn of corporate money.  Libra has not come without criticism, from central banks to governments to the cryptocurrency community and even the President of the United States, the announcement has ruffled feathers. Following two days of hearings in DC, where the head of Libra faced questions from Congress, there is still regulatory uncertainty regarding the currency. Other governments have also been pushing back, and there are rumours that some of Libra Association Founding Members are backing out. Will Libra even launch? If so, will it revolutionise money? To kick-off the What Bitcoin Did Libra series I am joined by Bill Barhydt, the CEO and Founder of Abra. We discuss why Facebook is launching Libra, why they didn't use Bitcoin and why Bill considers Libra as positive.

«Artocracy Show : Hip Hop Culture Follow Up & Recap to our Heated discussion from Last Week - AND ALSO - The New Federal Reserve =  Facebook LIBRA Association and The New Faith Based Currency = Facebook LIBRA Cryptocurrency » Join Host Beverly Dand her Co-Host/Guest, L.A. Ramon and Thomas (Tutmose) Smith. LIBRA - Facebooks new Crypto Currency & Blockchain - Is it the Technocrat's version of the Banker's Federal Reserve set up in 1910? What is the Federal Reserve? What & Who is the Facebook's LIBRA Association? Why are the Central Bankers of the Developed Nations (G7) trying to stop LIBRA before it even starts and Can they stop it? This week we will give a Comprehensive breakdown of what may be the beginning of a New Central Banking System, Operated by Facebook and Owned by the Technocracy. This week we will kick off the ARTOCRACY SHOW with a follow up/re-cap to last weeks show about Hip Hop Culture. Last Week we discussed the Legendary Houston Based Rap Group, The Geto Boyz (R.I.P. BUSHWICK BILL) and how they eventually and potentially broke up due to a Cultural Differences. Is there a disconnect between US born Artist and Artist who come from outside of the US? - & ALSO - Is there a disconnect between US born "Blacks" and "Blacks" from outside of the US? Can True Authentic Hip Hop Culture even exist outside of the New York Metropolitan Area? Should the Rap Music we hear on the Radio today be classified as Hip Hop?  Sent from my iPhone

Joining us on this episode are ARK analysts Yassine Elmandjra and Max Friedrich. Today we talk about the headlines that Facebook has made in recent months, particularly in relation to their plan to launch their own cryptocurrency in 2020. We discuss what Libra is and how it will be governed, what the role of the Libra Association will be and how it will be different to other cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. It seems as though Bitcoin managed to establish itself before any regulatory measures could intervene, but will Libra be given the same opportunity? Yassine and Max share the governmental responses there have been to Libra and how different markets are likely to react. They share their ideas around why Facebook might have introduced this new dimension in their company and about the function of Calibra as a digital wallet. For all of this and more, be sure to join us!

This week we talk about cryptocurrency, remittances, and Facebook's tough year.We also discuss the unbanked, Tether, and stablecoins. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit letsknowthings.substack.com/subscribe

Letzte Woche hat Facebook sein Krypto-Industriekonsortium Libra für den, nach ihren Vorstellungen, Zahlungsverkehr der Zukunft angekündigt. Facebook und Tech-Konzerne wie Uber, Spotify, eBay & Co, ergänzt um Finanzdienstleister wie MasterCard, Visa, PayPal, PayU planen einen lange überfälligen Schritt im Payment: Krypto-Zahlungen für die Massen. Die Ankündigung wurde in der letzten Woche weltweit prominent sowohl von Blogs als auch großen Publikumsmedien aufgenommen. Alleine Facebook mit seiner Kundenmarktmacht von mehreren Milliarden Nutzern über Facebook, Whatsapp und Instagram, wird zugetraut das klassische Henne-Ei-Problem über den Kundenzugang zu überwinden. Der öffentlichkeitswirksame PR-Start ist schon einmal sehr gelungen. Banken und Zentralbanken, die sich ja seit Jahren intensiv mit Blockchain selbst beschäftigen, das aber bis dato komplett erfolglos, misst man Traktion der Projekte, sind vor Schreck direkt in eine Oppositionshaltung gegangen. Von den anderen BigTechs Amazon, Google und Apple hört keinen Kommentar. Last but not least kommt von den eingefleischten Kryptoexperten massive Kritik an der Umsetzung, da zu weit weg von der „reinen Lehre“. Ob man nun Pro oder Contra die Situation betrachtet: Dem Team um David Marcus von Facebook ist jedenfalls ein großer Coup mit weltweiter Aufmerksamkeit gelungen. Emanuel Coen hat schon letzte Woche bei uns im Blog einen Artikelzur Einordnung der Entwicklungen geschrieben Jochen und Kilian haben mit Emanuel am Wochenende nochmals alle Basics rund um Libra, den Libracoin sowie die Libra-Association besprochen. Nachdem sich der erste Staub gelegt hat, versuchen die Drei im Podcast sowohl die Implikationen bei einem Erfolg als auch eine Deutung der Reaktionen einzelner Marktteilnehmer einzuordnen