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posted by Fnord666 on Saturday July 20 2019, @05:29PM   Printer-friendly
from the no-surprise-here dept.

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There's a big problem with Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency

Since Libra's unveiling, the project has gotten a chilly reception from some policymakers. On Wednesday, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell signaled skepticism about Facebook's plans for Libra.

"I don't think that the project can go forward ... without there being broad satisfaction with the way the company has addressed money laundering, all of those things," Powell said in testimony before the House Financial Services Committee. He added that the project raised "serious concerns" for regulators.

According to The New York Times, even some of Facebook's official partners are lukewarm on the project. Partners are slated to contribute $10 million each to help fund the launch of the network. But the Times' Nathanial Popper reported in late June that "no money has changed hands so far," and he noted that some of the companies who agreed to lend their names to the project avoided making strong public statements in support of it.

That reflects significant uncertainty about how Libra will actually work—and if it's even possible to launch a network like this within the bounds of the law. Facebook is trying to build a payment system that combines the best characteristics of blockchain and conventional networks. But the result may wind up just being a contradictory mess that leaves almost everyone dissatisfied.

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  • (Score: 0, Flamebait) by Coward, Anonymous on Saturday July 20 2019, @11:19PM

    by Coward, Anonymous (7017) on Saturday July 20 2019, @11:19PM (#869476) Journal

    Facebook started with PHP, the most disgusting language I ever had the misfortune of using. Aesthetically at least, it matches their user content. Later they built internet airplanes that never worked. 10 years after Bitcoin came out, they are trying (and failing) to jump on the crypto-currency bandwagon. I guess Zuckerberg sees his company's future as a never-ending stream of wacko postings that people take issue with.

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