Zuckerberg's Diem reportedly weighing sale after stablecoin plans falter
It looks like Meta is planning to jump ship, with inside sources saying that the crypto initiative is trying to sell its assets. Meta-backed crypto initiative “Diem” is reportedly trying to sell its assets, seemingly calling time on Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s grand ambitions for a stablecoin to act as the internet’s currency. Diem — which was previously known as Libra — is Meta Platform’s cryptocurrency initiative. According to insider sources speaking with Bloomberg, it is considering selling assets to return capital to its investors. The sources said that Diem is in discussions....
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Meta, formerly Facebook, is reportedly in talks with investment bankers to sell its assets in the cryptocurrency project Diem, formerly Libra. The diem USD stablecoin was supposed to be issued by Silvergate Bank but it failed to get regulatory approval. Meta Reportedly Seeking Buyers for Diem Crypto Project Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta, formerly Facebook, is trying to sell its assets in the cryptocurrency project Diem, formerly Libra, Bloomberg reported Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Meta owns about a third of the venture; the rest is owned by other members of the Diem....
Another one bites the dust. The Diem project is dead, according to Bloomberg. The report comes from anonymous sources and does its best not to assure anything. However, considering the project’s head David Marcus left the company two months ago and Diem’s convoluted history, it’s not hard to believe. Apparently, Meta/ Facebook is considering selling […]
Facebook’s Diem has announced it is offering a pre-sale discount on its token for early investors. “You can participate in the birth of diem and be one of the first buyers. Buy diem Coins now with cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash.” First announced as Libra in June 2019, the project’s initial plans for a […]
In response to a letter from the U.S. calling on Facebook to halt its stablecoin and crypto wallet projects, Diem stated that it “is not Facebook. We are an independent organization” Stablecoin project Diem has distanced itself from its Facebook in response to Democrat Senators calling for the immediate cessation of the firm’s Novi crypto wallet.Diem also claimed senior regulators had called it “the best-designed stablecoin project that the U.S. government had seen.”In an Oct. 19 letter sent to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, the Senators including crypto critic Elizabeth Warren, voiced....
Diem, the cryptocurrency project headed by Facebook originally known as Libra, recently announced its plans to launch a stablecoin with its focus scaled back to the United States. The company stated earlier this year that it would be relocating its primary operations from Switzerland back to the United States, and would withdraw its payment system […]