Libra
Libra Taps Another Former FinCEN Official as General Counsel
Robert Werner is the second former FinCEN staffer to join the Libra Association this month.

First State-Owned Entity Joins Libra Association
Temasek, one of Singapore’s two state-owned investment vehicles, is among the latest firms to join the Libra Association, the consortium Facebook set up to create a global digital currency.

FireBlocks CEO Pours Cold Water on Libra Excitement
FireBlocks' CEO was quick to dampen enthusiasm for libra.

Everything You Need to Know About the Facebook Libra Hearings
Facebook’s Libra currency is everywhere these days – including Washington, DC. In this video we break down the Libra hearings on Capitol Hill and tell you where this controversial cryptocurrency is headed.

Libra Vice Chair Dante Disparte Sees Libra as a ‘Bridge’
Vice Chair of the Libra Project, Dante A. Disparte, talks to Michael Casey about the growth of the new, open source cryptocurrency.

Libra Partner Bison Trails Still Supports Facebook's Plans
In this interview with Protocol Specialist at Bison Trails, Viktor Bunin, we discuss his company's current growth and why they're still backing Libra.

Blockchain Bites: Introducing the CoinDesk 50 and a Roadmap to Consensus: Distributed
In the news: a new blockchain voting proposal, Cash App's bitcoin profits and why we're sooner having a halving.

Libra Association Names HSBC Chief Legal Officer as First CEO
The Libra Association named HSBC Chief Legal Officer and former U.S. Under Secretary of the Treasury Stuart Levey as its new CEO. Levey will take the reins later this year.

Cross-Border Payment Portal Checkout.com Is Latest to Join Libra Association
Checkout.com, a digital payment processor that focuses on cross-border transactions, has become the 24th member of the Libra Association.

Libra Has a Flawed Crisis Model, Says Ex-IMF Economist
Libra's revised whitepaper resembles clearinghouse certificates that the U.S. used to prevent bank runs before the Federal Reserve was created, a former IMF economist says.
