France and Germany say they will oppose Facebook’s digital currency

Undeterred, Facebook to press on with Libra launch next year: executive

Facebook still aims to launch its Libra digital currency next year, its executive overseeing the project told Swiss newspaper NZZ, as the company presses ahead despite authorities around the ...

Facebook met UK officials three times before Libra announcement

Facebook met British finance ministry, central bank and regulatory officials in the weeks before making public its plans for the Libra digital currency, responses to Reuters freedom of information ...

ECB's Villeroy tells Facebook that Libra faces tough scrutiny

European Central Bank board member Francois Villeroy de Galhau said on Tuesday that "stablecoins" like Facebook’s Libra highlight gaps in rules and the media giant's project faced a tough ...

Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency under scrutiny from international banks - CNET

The digital currency will face questions from regulators.

Facebook's Libra in regulators' sights as ECB's Coeure warns of 'stablecoin' risks

Facebook's attempt to drag cryptocurrencies into the mainstream with its Libra digital coin met with further scepticism on Monday when an ECB board member said such "stablecoins" posed serious ...

ECB's Coeure says 'stablecoins' pose risks amid resistance to Facebook's Libra

A new breed of asset-backed cryptocurrencies such as Facebook's Libra are untested and pose serious risks, the European Central Bank's Benoit Coeure said on Monday, pledging a tough regulatory ...

Stablecoins harbor big risks, tough rules needed: Coeure

Stablecoins such as Facebook's planned Libra are untested and pose serious risks, the European Central Bank's Benoit Coeure said on Monday, pledging a tough regulatory approach amid global scrutiny ...