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Why High-Profile Defections Aren’t Libra’s Biggest Challenge
Libra has lost another Association member, but according to @nlw that’s likely low on their worries list, plus Square’s LN efforts & TON’s SEC support.
Updated Sep 13, 2021, 12:11 p.m. Published Jan 22, 2020, 8:00 p.m.
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Libra has lost another Association member, but according to @nlw that’s likely low on its worries list, plus Square’s LN efforts & TON’s SEC support.
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News broke yesterday the Libra Association had seen its eighth high-profile defection, this time from the telecom giant Vodafone. In today’s episode of The Breakdown, @nlw argues Association membership is far less of a factor in Libra’s success than key regulatory questions around domiciling, the value peg and the U.S.’s fear of a Chinese digital currency.
Also in this episode, Square Crypto announced its plans for a "Lightning Development Kit" while Square also announced a new patent that could make crypto easier to use. In regulatory battles, meanwhile, both the Blockchain Association and the Chamber of Digital Commerce have filed amicus briefs around the SEC-Telegram lawsuit.
Topics Discussed
Vodafone Is the Latest Big Company to Quit Facebook-Founded Libra Association
Square Crypto Is Creating a 'Lightning Development Kit' for Bitcoin Wallets
Jack Dorsey's Square Wins Patent for Fiat-to-Crypto Payments Network
Blockchain Association Sides With Telegram Against SEC, Says Grams Are Not Securities
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