23 Central Banks Divulge Their Digital Currency Requirements

This article has been originally posted on Bitcoin’s website via the link here. We are sharing it entirely below. We do not claim to own intellectual property to this content. Twenty-three leading central banks participated in an in-depth survey on their digital currency developments and requirements, including fungibility, convertibility, and availability. They also discussed the timeframe for issuing consumer-ready central bank digital currencies

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Visa, Mastercard, eBay, Stripe Follow PayPal in Quitting Facebook’s Libra Project

This article has been originally posted on Coindesk’s website via the link here. We are sharing it entirely below. We do not claim to own intellectual property to this content. UPDATE (Oct. 11, 2019, 20:27 UTC): Mastercard and Visa have also confirmed they will not be joining the Libra Association. UPDATE (Oct. 11, 2019, 22:57 UTC): Payments platform Mercado Pago confirmed to CoinDesk

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U.S. Warns Visa, Mastercard to ‘Proceed With Caution’ Regarding Libra

This article has been originally posted on Bitcoin’s website via the link here. We are sharing it entirely below. We do not claim to own intellectual property to this content. In the wake of Paypal’s very public exit from the Libra project, U.S. lawmakers are now pressuring Stripe, Visa and Mastercard to rethink their membership of the Libra Association as well. On

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PayPal Might Withdraw From Libra

This article has been originally posted on Coin Desk’s website via the link here. We are sharing it entirely below. We do not claim to own intellectual property to this content. One of the founding Libra Association members may be on the verge of pulling out. The Financial Times reported Thursday that payments firm PayPal is considering leaving the Facebook-initiated crypto

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