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In anticipation of the next week’s hearings on the proposed Libra digital currency project for Facebook, a bill was introduced in the US, if adopted by which technology giants would not be allowed to create their own assets of this kind. About this writes The Block referring to sources familiar with the situation. According to the publication, a document called Keep Big […]

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is studying the structure of the Libra digital currency project and intends to determine whether it has the characteristics of a stock exchange traded fund (ETF). It is reported by The Wall Street Journal, citing sources familiar with the situation. In the event that the Commission recognizes Libra as an ETF, Facebook will be forced to get permission from the department […]

Jerome Powell, chairman of the United States Federal Reserve System (FRS), believes that the Libra Facebook project to create its own digital currency cannot be launched until the world's largest social network answers the “questions of concern to everyone”. Reported by Reuters. Speaking on Wednesday to the US House of Representatives Financial Services Committee, Powell specifically stated: “Libra […]