INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
In an effort to win regulatory approval, Facebook's upcoming cryptocurrency Libra will now be linked to individual national currencies as
currencies such as a Libra dollar or Libra Euro and a redesigned digital token based on these coins.Originally Libra was going to be backed
by a mix of currencies and government debt but central banks and regulators voiced concerns that the cryptocurrency could destabilize
monetary policy and help facilitate money laundering.The Facebook-led cryptocurrency will be issued and governed by the Libra Association
will determine whether it can be licensed as a payments service provider in Switzerland.According to the association's head of policy and
communications, Dante Disparte, Libra, which was initially scheduled to launch by the end of June, will now to do so between mid-November
and the end of this year.To help combat money laundering and terrorist financing, the Libra Association will register with the US Treasury's
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) as a money services business which will likely mean that it will have to keep additional
The reserve will hold liquid assets with short-term maturity and low credit risk and a capital buffer.In a blog post, the Libra
our initial approach, many of which depart from the approaches taken by other blockchain projects
Our goal was never to emulate other systems, but rather to leverage the innovative approach of using distributed governance and distributed
technology to create an open and trustworthy system
By undertaking the difficult work of enhancing traditional financial systems to become programmable, interoperable, and upgradeable, we hope
to allow others to leverage our efforts to build not only innovative but also safe and compliant financial applications that can serve
