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Facebook’s Libra Is Not A Cryptocurrency, Claims CoinShares’ Meltem Demirors

19 Jul 2019


The largest cryptocurrency in the world, Bitcoin [BTC], saw a drastic fall in its price on July 16, as U.S. legislators sharpened their arguments against crypto and its viability.  Bitcoin noted a fall of 12% in its price and was being traded at $9,591, at press time.

However, providing support to the coin was Meltem Demirors, CSO of CoinShares, who opined about the difference between Bitcoin and Libra, and how imitators of currency should be seen for facts. Demirors said,

“I urge to view Bitcoin as open pubic networks that enable innovation and growth, and to treat Libra and its future imitators, and there will be many, in the context of the facts- private efforts led by corporations holding billions of dollars of public’s money. “

In an interview with CNBC, the CSO clarified that the question is not about Libra being dangerous. The question is, what is Libra? It is trying to be a cryptocurrency, but the facts are that Libra holds assets including US dollars and government securities and is essentially, holding public’s funds.

Demirors elaborated on the same in her statement to the House of Representatives,

“We’re seeing a wave of interesting cryptocurrencies and countless imitators which borrow some features but are decidedly not cryptocurrencies. Libra is not a cryptocurrency. “

Cryptocurrencies are here to stay and this has been said time and time again. However, with skepticism playing its part, the need for Libra to be regulated has been marked as urgent. Even though Bitcoin is not regulated since it is a technology, the businesses built on top of it are.

Even though there remains a fair bit of uncertainty about the United States’ regulatory stance, for now, lawmakers are very aware that regulatory clarity is tantamount, with a number of efforts underway. The Token Taxonomy Act is one such step, and would exclude cryptocurrencies from being classified as securities.

Demirors added that it might be too early to say whether any regulations will be applied on crypto, but there could be a formation of two committees; One, that would focus on the issue of cryptocurrencies and two, a subcommittee that focuses on the issue of Libra. The CSO concluded that she was cautiously optimistic about growing clarity in crypto-regulations, with Demirors claiming that the debate created much-needed political momentum.

Source From : Ambcrypto

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