Meta to scrap cryptocurrency initiative amid clash with Fed: report

Mark Zuckerberg’s controversial cryptocurrency initiative is dead in the water amid resistance from the Federal Reserve — and Meta is looking to sell off its crypto assets altogether, according to a report. The Diem Association — a crypto project formerly known as Libra that has been backed by the parent company of Facebook and Instagram — planned to issue a so-called stablecoin that would have been pegged to the US dollar.

Source: Meta to scrap cryptocurrency initiative amid clash with Fed: report

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