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Telegram secretly plans 'Gram' cryptocurrency
AFP, Published on 04/09/2019
» MOSCOW - Working in secrecy for a year, the Telegram messaging service has a plan: to beat Facebook in the race to launch a cryptocurrency with its new project "Gram".
Could cryptocurrency dethrone the dollar?
AFP, Published on 01/09/2019
» LONDON: Bank of England governor Mark Carney has suggested that a virtual currency, modelled on Facebook's Libra, could one day replace the dollar as king of the foreign exchange market.
Facebook firm in its quest to launch Libra cryptocurrency
AFP, Published on 25/07/2019
» SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday reaffirmed his commitment to the social network's quest to launch Libra cryptocurrency despite pushback from governments and critics.
Big Tech's big earnings week overshadowed by political backlash
AFP, Published on 24/07/2019
» WASHINGTON: A big earnings week for Big Tech firms is being overshadowed by the heated political environment that is turning up the pressure on giants Facebook, Google and Amazon as their profits and dominance grow.
Facebook needs 'very high standard' for Libra coin: US Treasury
AFP, Published on 16/07/2019
» WASHINGTON - Facebook will need to meet "a very high standard" before it moves ahead with its planned digital currency Libra, US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Monday.
Facebook's Libra currency under fire
AFP, Published on 14/07/2019
» LONDON: Facebook's planned virtual unit Libra, already under heavy attack from US President Donald Trump and global regulators, faces scepticism among the wider cryptocurrency community as well.
Virtual Facebook currency faces real-world resistance
AFP, Published on 21/06/2019
» LONDON: If Facebook's new cryptocurrency should resonate anywhere it should be India, where the social media giant has more than 300 million followers.
With 'Libra,' Facebook takes on the world of cryptocurrency
AFP, Published on 18/06/2019
» SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook unveiled plans Tuesday for a new global cryptocurrency called Libra, pledging to bring a stable virtual money that lives on smartphones and brings the "unbanked" billions into the financial system.
Blockchain gathering subdued as bitcoin gyrates
AFP, Published on 18/05/2019
» NEW YORK: The vibe at a gathering this week for blockchain enthusiasts felt decidedly less exuberant than its predecessor a year ago after dizzying swings in bitcoin.
Verdict due in MtGox bitcoin embezzlement case
AFP, Published on 13/03/2019
» TOKYO - The former high-flying head of collapsed bitcoin exchange MtGox will learn his fate Friday as a Tokyo court hands down its verdict on charges of faking digital data and embezzling millions of dollars.