Libra

Singapore, view of Marina Bay with Gardens By The Bay manmade trees in the background (SoleneC1/Pixabay)
Sino Global, Coinbase and Libra Alums Start $60 Million Web3 Fund
Oak Grove Ventures will focus on early-stage investments in Web3, artificial intelligence and biotechnology.
Singapore, view of Marina Bay with Gardens By The Bay manmade trees in the background (SoleneC1/Pixabay)

Will PayPal’s Stablecoin Shake Up Crypto Legislation Talks in Washington?
Will PayPal’s Stablecoin Shake Up Crypto Legislation Talks in Washington?
For some U.S. financial regulators, the ghost of Libra — the then-Facebook effort to establish a mass-appeal stablecoin — will forever haunt the debate over regulating stablec...
Will PayPal’s Stablecoin Shake Up Crypto Legislation Talks in Washington?

Mysten Labs CEO on Sui Mainnet Going Live
Mysten Labs CEO on Sui Mainnet Going Live
Layer 1 blockchain Sui launched its mainnet this week, as it aims to edge out rivals like Aptos and other DeFi heavyweights. Evan Cheng, co-founder and CEO of the blockchain's...
Mysten Labs CEO on Sui Mainnet Going Live

Cover art for Neal Stephenson's 1992 science fiction novel "Snow Crash." (Sotheby's)
A Technologist’s Approach to Explaining What Crypto Fixes
Co:Create co-founder Ankush Agarwal presents a user-centric guide to development, balancing Web3 technology’s potential with the needs of customers.
Cover art for Neal Stephenson's 1992 science fiction novel "Snow Crash." (Sotheby's)

Aptos Is Not a Security: Anchorage General Counsel
Aptos Is Not a Security: Anchorage General Counsel
Aptos token on the blockchain built by ex-Facebook staff as a continuation of Libra surged 36% over the weekend. Georgia Quinn of Anchorage Digital, the institutional custodia...
Aptos Is Not a Security: Anchorage General Counsel

Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Calif.) created a "Zuck Buck" graphic featuring CEO Mark Zuckerberg to describe his view of the libra stablecoin. (House Financial Services Committee)
Meta to Shutter Novi Crypto Payments Wallet in September, Ending Libra Saga
Three years into its stablecoin gambit, Meta’s final Libra dinosaur is going out the door.
Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Calif.) created a "Zuck Buck" graphic featuring CEO Mark Zuckerberg to describe his view of the libra stablecoin. (House Financial Services Committee)

David Marcus (Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Libra Creator David Marcus Begins New Lightning Network Venture, Lightspark
Details are vague, but Lightspark has raised an undisclosed funding round co-led by Andreessen Horowitz and Paradigm.
David Marcus (Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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Ex-Meta Coders Raising $200M to Bring Diem Blockchain to Life: Sources
Aptos is eyeing a $2 billion valuation for its bid to bring the Diem blockchain into users’ hands, sources tell CoinDesk.
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Where Is Diem Creator David Marcus Headed Next?
Where Is Diem Creator David Marcus Headed Next?
David Marcus, co-founder of the Diem project (formerly Libra) originally launched from Meta (formerly Facebook), tweeted Tuesday, predicting that bitcoin will be the No. 1 ass...
Where Is Diem Creator David Marcus Headed Next?

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Diem May Be Gone, but Its Legacy Lives On
It's still not yet time to lay this much plagued stablecoin project to rest.
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