CoinDesk
Libra Scales Back Global Currency Ambitions in Concession to Regulators
6 min · · The Facebook-launched Libra Association has scaled back its original vision of a global digital currency backed by a basket of fiat currencies. · Shared by 22, including zooko❤ⓩ🛡🦓🦓🦓, Michael Arrington 🏴☠️ 🛡️, John Koetsier
BBC News (World)
Vodafone quits Facebook's Libra currency
1 min · · Facebook's digital currency is dealt another blow as Vodafone becomes latest firm to withdraw. · Shared by 15, including Katja Evertz, Chris Gledhill, Sebastien Meunier
Cointelegraph
Elon Musk Reveals His True Opinion on Bitcoin and Crypto
2 min · · Elon Musk finally revealed his nuanced stance on cryptocurrencies, saying that they could be a valid replacement to cash and its usage in illegal transactions. · Shared by 44, including 🔥 Sir Lord Joel Comm 👑, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer
NBC News
Trump hosted Zuckerberg for undisclosed dinner at the White House in October
2 min · · The meeting took place during Zuckerberg’s most recent visit to Washington, where he testified before Congress about Facebook’s new cryptocurrency Libra. · Shared by 77, including Brendan Nyhan (@Brendan.J.Nyhan on 🧵🧵🧵), Prof Michael E. Mann, Kat, Fred Scharmen, erik spiekermann, Mathew Ingram, Scott Shapiro, The Last Shitposter, Barry C Smith, Thomas Power, Amy Siskind 🏳️🌈, Arlan 👊🏾, Hunter Walker, Oliver Reichenstein, Jason Stanley
FORTUNE
PayPal CEO Dan Schulman Reveals Why He Withdrew From Facebook’s Libra Project
7 min · · Here’s what PayPal is working on instead. · Shared by 46, including Matthias Lampe, Crypto Rand, Thomas Power, Tuur Demeester, Will Preston
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How to See the Competitive Game of Sales in Slow Motion
4 min · · My brother-in-law is a football coach. His oldest son started as a quarterback in his freshman year of high school, and he started as a safety on defense. He was the best player on the field and… · Shared by 23, including Tony Hughes, Sales Strategies for CEOs with Alice Heiman, Leanne HoaglandSmith, Mike Kunkle, ronkarr, Nancy Nardin
TechCrunch
Libra claims 180 potential replacements for 7 mutineers
3 min · · Attempting to signal its popularity despite high-profile defections from Visa, Stripe, and more, the Facebook-led cryptocurrency Libra Assocation announced that 1,500 organizations have expressed… · Shared by 20, including Johannes Lenz, John Rampton
The Verge
Apple CEO Tim Cook slams Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency as a power grab
3 min · · The interview was published just before PayPal withdrew support today · Shared by 30, including Research Stash, ɐpuɐʎᴉW ᴉʇɐʍɥǝN, Korben, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer
WIRED
The Ties That Bind Facebook's Libra
3 min · · Facebook says its cryptocurrency will be managed by an independent group, but an analysis finds more than half of the members have links back to the social media giant. · Shared by 51, including Backchannel
The New York Times
Cars Are Death Machines. Self-Driving Tech Won’t Change That.
8 min · · The best way to make streets safer? Fewer cars. · Shared by 52, including Stowe Boyd, Emily Badger, Peter Merholz, Brooks Rainwater, kate wagner (rilke era), anildash.com, erik spiekermann, Allison Arieff
medium.com
Why building a new protocol for money is the only way to truly change the game for people
4 min · · As I’ve been traveling around the world meeting with key stakeholders, it became clear to me that the advantages of digital currency… · Shared by 63, including Brian Armstrong 🛡️, 瑞拿頭