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SEC Weighs Whether to Regulate Facebook’s Libra
By Dave Michaels and Lalita Clozel
July 13, 2019, The Wall Street Journal
U.S. securities regulators are examining whether Facebook Inc.’s planned cryptocurrency should fall under their oversight, a development …
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U.S. proposes barring big tech companies from offering financial services, digital currencies
By Pete Schroeder and Ismail Shakil
July 14, 2019, Reuters
A proposal to prevent big technology companies from functioning as financial institutions or issuing digital currencies has been circulated for …
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Facebook’s Libra must be ‘rock solid’ before launch warns BOE’s Carney
By Huw Jones
July 11, 2019, Reuters
Facebook’s proposed Libra digital coin must show it is “rock solid” before it can be allowed to launch, Bank of England Governor Mark …
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Trump blasts Bitcoin, Facebook’s Libra, demands they face banking regulations
By Makini Brice and Eric Beech
July 11, 2019, Reuters
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday criticized Bitcoin, Facebook’s proposed Libra digital coin and other cryptocurrencies and demanded that companies …
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BOE says British banks ready for no-deal Brexit, trade war
By David Milliken and Huw Jones
July 11, 2019, Reuters
British banks hold enough capital to cope with a no-deal Brexit and a global trade war simultaneously, the Bank of …
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The Fed Chair Says Facebook’s Libra Raises ‘Serious Concerns’
By Gregory Barber
July 10, 2019, Wired
Within hours of its splashy Libra announcement last month, Facebook’s cryptocurrency plans had become a political cudgel. Drawing on Facebook’s privacy missteps and …
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SEC Clears Blockstack to Hold First Regulated Token Offering
By Paul Vigna
July 10, 2019, The Wall Street Journal
The Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday cleared blockchain startup Blockstack to sell bitcoin-like digital tokens, a first-of-its-kind offering that …
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CNBC’s full interview with Trump Fed nominee Judy Shelton
President Trump Fed nominee Judy Shelton joins “Santelli Exchange” to discuss the interest rate policy, where she stands in terms of Fed policy and the popularity in cryptocurrency and what …
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Bitcoin Rally Fuels Market in Crypto Derivatives
By Alexander Osipovich
July 3, 2019, The Wall Street Journal
Wall Street has dreamed up an array of derivatives tied to stocks, commodities, and mortgages. Now such contracts are being …
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The Regulator’s View of Facebook’s Libra Currency
By Chris Skinner
Originally published at Chris Skinner’s blog, The Finanser
A lot of discussion at the United Nations, where I’ve been all week (blogging about that next week), has …
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