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Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency could potentially reach 2.6 billion users. The company hasn't exactly earned that level of trust https://t.co/RGY5aIfs05
— Tim O'Brien (@TimOBrien) June 18, 2019
So, based on my Twitter feed this morning, I may be the *only* one who thinks that Facebook's Libra project is (1) really interesting (2) very carefully designed to combat all the reasonable concerns about FB and (3) designed to deal with the problems of other cryptocurrencies.
— Mike Masnick (@mmasnick) June 18, 2019
But will Libra used for surveillance?
— Jane Manchun Wong (@wongmjane) June 18, 2019
"Data may be shared to comply with legal or regulatory requirements, including sharing with law enforcement, regulators, and/or government officials, or in response to a valid legal request."
I guess so. https://t.co/hkz0gOdOgE
Barclays is reportedly predicting $19 billion in additional revenue by 2021 if Facebook's tokens gain traction https://t.co/o5QkUXxtQF
— Bloomberg Opinion (@bopinion) June 18, 2019
We've got the DEEP dive on Facebook's Libra: use cases, technology, privacy, and how it will earn Fb money https://t.co/8LT5KJdzQM
— Josh Constine (@JoshConstine) June 18, 2019
The big surprise about Facebook Libra: it won't spy on your transactions for ad targeting. Instead Fb will earn money by digitizing small business commerce so they buy more ads. https://t.co/8LT5KJdzQM tip @techmeme
— Josh Constine (@JoshConstine) June 18, 2019
"Spoiler alert: it's a glorified exchange traded fund which uses blockchain buzzwords to neutralise the regulatory impact of coming to market without a licence."https://t.co/SOJIPH6oyH
— Frank Chaparro (@fintechfrank) June 18, 2019
I don’t think it’s possible to express what a catastrophic regression this thing is going to be. Say what you want about Visa and the legacy banks, they don’t broadcast your transaction details to the world.
— Matthew Green (@matthew_d_green) June 18, 2019
They have the technical expertise to do it in-house. Based on their recent interest/lip-service for privacy, it’d be interesting to see some confidentiality aspects to it as well.
— Tony Arcieri (@bascule) June 15, 2019
Facebook Reveals Launch Plans For Libra, Its Crypto Answer To Bitcoin https://t.co/XfZDE6HcVO pic.twitter.com/pJuDpBFsFP
— Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) June 18, 2019
Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency could potentially reach 2.6 billion users. The company hasn't exactly earned that level of trust https://t.co/RGY5aIfs05
— Tim O'Brien (@TimOBrien) June 18, 2019
Around 5% of Americans have owned Bitcoin. Facebook had 2.38 billion monthly in March.@bopinion columnist @LionelRALaurent says it's crucial that Libra doesn’t become a protective glue that binds Zuckerberg’s social networks even more closely together https://t.co/vuN3C51cBp
— Bloomberg Crypto (@crypto) June 18, 2019
Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency could potentially reach 2.6 billion users https://t.co/BmDCBBKzPH
— Bloomberg Crypto (@crypto) June 17, 2019
Mark Zuckerberg's bid to launch an online payments revolution carries plenty of risks https://t.co/K7kzDzP9Vq via @bopinion
— Bloomberg Crypto (@crypto) June 17, 2019
페이스북, Libra 런칭 계획 발표 - Bitcoin에 대한 크립토적 해답 https://t.co/04uVfuNDrj
— editoy (@editoy) June 19, 2019
Zuckerberg wants his power to be untouchable by laws, countries, social regulations, financial institutions. Operating as a completely autonomous force. https://t.co/gcmmWFeQmU via @bopinion
— Nancy Jo Sales (@nancyjosales) June 19, 2019