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Zuckerberg tries to distance Facebook from Libra effort

10/22/19

With the social media giant under heavy scrutiny for its cryptocurrency plan, the company's CEO plans to tell lawmakers that the Libra Association will take the lead.

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Mnuchin blasts Libra plan ahead of Facebook CEO's testimony

10/22/19

The Treasury secretary repeated his concerns about the social media giant's proposed cryptocurrency, one day before Mark Zuckerberg is expected to face tough questioning from House lawmakers.

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Don’t buy what Zuckerberg’s selling on Libra

10/22/19

Facebook’s cryptocurrency would not help underserved communities, despite the claims of its CEO, who is slated to appear before Congress this week.

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Scharf’s first day at Wells Fargo; Zuckerberg readies to face the Hill

10/22/19

The new CEO is the first outsider to head the scandal-ridden bank in decades; Facebook CEO faces the House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday to discuss Libra.

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Crypto firms can't skirt AML compliance: Fincen chief

10/21/19

Kenneth Blanco's tough comments appeared to target payments providers that offer their users anonymity.

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Dimon says Libra 'will never happen'

10/18/19

The JPMorgan Chase CEO called Facebook's cryptocurrency project a "neat idea" but added his name to the list of industry leaders and policymakers skeptical about the plan.

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'Enough of this nonsense': Comments of the week

10/17/19

Readers cast doubts on regulatory attempts to jointly revamp the Community Reinvestment Act, react to Democrats berating the CFPB head, an upcoming House hearing with Facebook's CEO and more.

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GOP senator tells Libra Association member to stay the course

10/17/19

As some of Facebook's partners pull out of the Libra cyrptocurrency project, Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., encouraged a company located in his state to remain involved.

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Reg concerns about Libra ‘should be no surprise’: Fed’s Brainard

10/16/19

With policymakers casting doubt on Facebook's cryptocurrency and some of the social media giant's partners pulling out, a Federal Reserve governor continued the drumbeat of criticism.

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Bank earnings season begins; more payments companies quit Facebook’s Libra

10/15/19

Consumer banking is expected to offset the banks’ underperforming Wall Street units; the defections of Visa, Mastercard and Stripe threaten the cyrpto project’s viability before it starts.

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