The Paypers

MARCH 25, 2021

Payment protocol Ripple has released a whitepaper document stating that the cryptocurrency XRP could act as an intermediary to connect different central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).

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Fintech News

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

TRM Labs’ Global Crypto Policy Review & Outlook 2023/24 delves into the advancements in regulation as well as the regulatory challenges faced by major APAC markets, shedding light on their unique strategies and key developments in navigating the complex world of cryptocurrency. This transition is currently in progress.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 18, 2019

As reported, Facebook’s beleaguered cryptocurrency — which is being questioned by what seems a global tidal wave of regulators — managed to garner more than 20 backers. David Marcus, the co-creator of Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency, told CNBC that the defections and the churn did not amount to a “tough week.” It’s a whitepaper.

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PYMNTS

JULY 5, 2019

The Facebook Libra whitepaper states that Association Members must agree to operate as validators on the network. For many regulated, compliant global players like Visa, Mastercard and PayPal, that could come as a big ask, particularly since it means saying yes to processing transactions that use the Libra cryptocurrency.

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PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2019

Facebook’s launch of Libra on June 18 unleashed a firestorm of media coverage, mostly repetitive, and mostly a piling on over the regulatory bear that it poked when unveiling its global payments plus cryptocurrency plans. The Facebook Libra whitepaper states that Association Members must agree to operate as validators on the network.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Cryptocurrencies. As of this writing in mid-November 2017, the total market capitalization of cryptocurrencies hovers around $220B (with a single bitcoin trading for upwards of $8,000). Bad investment decisions by major banks had proved catastrophic, with rippling consequences. Blockchain. Initial coin offerings. Hard to say.

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PYMNTS

JULY 15, 2019

It has been about a month since Facebook pulled back the curtain on its vision for Libra – a blockchain-backed cryptocurrency with the lofty aim of connecting the 1.7 billion people around the world without access to a bank account to the world of digital payments at low or no cost.

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