Diem


Finance

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)

Finance

Aptos Revealed as PayPal Ventures’ First Layer 1 Investment

Aptos Labs announced a $200 million funding round in March and has now revealed that the venture arm of the payments giant was among the backers.

The Pacific as seen from Aptos, Calif. (Cristina Glebova/Unsplash)

Finance

Chainlink Labs Hires Diem CTO Dahlia Malkhi to Lead Research

Malkhi was an integral executive at the now-shuttered stablecoin project.

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Finance

Team Bringing Diem Blockchain to Life Confirms $200M Raise, Says Coinbase and More Are Building on Devnet

Aptos announced the funding round Tuesday and said major crypto brands were already contributing code.

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Videos

Ex-Meta Coders Raising $200M to Bring Back Diem

In an initiative called Aptos, a group of former Meta coders familiar with the Diem (formerly Libra) stablecoin project are raising capital to bring the Diem blockchain back to life. “The Hash” discusses where Diem stands in the current blockchain ecosystem and potential venture capital interest.

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Finance

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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Finance

Silvergate to Continue Working With Regulators Ahead of Stablecoin Pilot Launch

The lender recently bought Meta’s stablecoin tech and assets.

Silvergate Bank to Discontinue Binance USD Deposits, Withdrawals

Videos

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 asset in the next 20 years, while the No. 2 asset is yet to be determined. This comes as Silvergate Bank confirmed Monday Diem is shutting down.

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Policy

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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Videos

Diem Confirms Shutdown as Silvergate Acquires the Project’s Assets

CoinDesk’s Nikhilesh De weighs in on Silvergate Bank confirming Monday it’s purchasing the technology and other assets from Diem, the stablecoin project from Meta Platforms (formerly Facebook) announced as Libra in June 2019.

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