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And while the backlash against the controversial cryptocurrency project has been significant, now a few members of Congress have decided to take the matter into their own hands and put a hold on <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coins\/libra\/\">Libra<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The House of Representatives' Committee on Financial Services asked for a moratorium on the development of both Libra, Facebook's digital currency, and Calibra, its native cryptocurrency wallet.<\/p>\n<p>In an official letter addressed to Facebook executives Mark Zuckerberg, Sheryl Sandberg, and <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/people\/david-marcus\/\">David Marcus<\/a>, lawmakers said that Libra &#8220;raises <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/facebooks-libra-sparks-privacy-concerns-while-monero-zcash-zcoin-and-grin-surge\/\">serious privacy,<\/a> trading, national security, and monetary policy concerns for not only Facebook\u2019s over two billion users, but also for investors, consumers, and the broader global economy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Democratic representatives Maxine Waters, Carolyn Maloney, William Lacy Clay, Al Green, and Stephen F. 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Concern over <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/companies\/facebook\/\">Facebook<\/a>&#8216;s impact on the global financial system also seems to be one of the rare bipartisan issues in U.S. politics\u2014Republicans are also anxious to resolve Libra's <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/facebooks-libra-sparks-privacy-concerns-while-monero-zcash-zcoin-and-grin-surge\/\">privacy issues<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While the House of Representatives' Committee on Financial Services will hold a <a href=\"https:\/\/financialservices.house.gov\/news\/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=403976\">hearing on Libra<\/a> on July 17, the Republican-led Senate Banking Committee scheduled its own meeting on Libra on July 16. 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