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Marcus Says Facebook’s Libra Will Move Forward
Cryptocurrency // September 20, 2019

In an interview with Swiss newspaper NZZ, David Marcus, the Facebook executive in charge of proposed cryptocurrency Libra, said the project was moving forward and would be released in 2020 despite the global regulatory skepticism, according to a report by Reuters. Regulators and lawmakers around...

Libra’s Long Week In Washington 
Regulation // July 22, 2019

While we cannot accurately say that the two days Facebook’s David Marcus were the worst two days a Facebook executive has ever had in front of Congress, that statement is more a testament to how rough some of Facebook’s recent congressional hearing have been.  It...

Facebook’s Marcus: Libra Won’t Launch Until Regulators Satisfied
Cryptocurrency // July 15, 2019

The top official overseeing Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency told U.S. lawmakers in a prepared testimony that there will be no launch until regulatory concerns are discussed. Libra Head David Marcus said the creation of Facebook’s cryptocurrency is not intended to compete with principal currencies and won’t...

David Marcus Defends Libra As Payments Champion For The Unbanked
Cryptocurrency // July 03, 2019

The co-creator of Facebook’s recently announced cryptocurrency, Libra, said the currency was created to help the unbanked population easily access the financial system, according to a Facebook post he wrote on Wednesday (July 3). David Marcus’ post, titled “Libra, 2 weeks in,” covers a range...

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Libra’s Long Week In Washington 

July 22, 2019
While we cannot accurately say that the two days Facebook’s David Marcus were the worst two days a Facebook executive has ever had in front of Congress, that statement is more a testament to how rough some of Facebook’s recent congressional hearing have been.  It can in no way be taken as a sign that […]

Facebook Messenger 2.0: Lotsa Bots

April 19, 2017
Innovator, entrepreneur and architect of “the greatest show on Earth” P.T. Barnum famously said, “There is no such thing as bad publicity.” This week, going into its F8 conference — Facebook’s...

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Marcus Remains Optimistic After Major Players Leave Libra

October 16, 2019
David Marcus, the co-creator of Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency, said progress is being made despite the exit of several big companies, CNBC reported on Wednesday (Oct. 16). “It wasn’t a tough week,” Marcus told CNBC. Aside from being Libra’s co-creator, he also heads the Libra wallet Calibra. Although launched and led by Facebook, the stablecoin will […]

Marcus Says Facebook’s Libra Will Move Forward

September 20, 2019
In an interview with Swiss newspaper NZZ, David Marcus, the Facebook executive in charge of proposed cryptocurrency Libra, said the project was moving forward and would be released in 2020...

Facebook’s Marcus: Libra Won’t Launch Until Regulators Satisfied

July 15, 2019
The top official overseeing Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency told U.S. lawmakers in a prepared testimony that there will be no launch until regulatory concerns are discussed. Libra Head David Marcus said...

David Marcus Defends Libra As Payments Champion For The Unbanked

July 03, 2019
The co-creator of Facebook’s recently announced cryptocurrency, Libra, said the currency was created to help the unbanked population easily access the financial system, according to a Facebook post he wrote...