{"id":"tp-5245","type":"article-newspaper","title":"Facebook plans to offer government-backed digital currencies in addition to Libra","author":"Catherine Martin","publisher":"TOKENPOST Inc.","url":"https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/5245","datePublished":"2020-03-04T15:17:59.000Z","dateModified":"2020-03-04T15:17:59.000Z","language":"en","abstract":"Social media company Facebook, Inc. has revamped its digital currency plans and it now includes government-backed currencies, The Information reported.","section":"Business","references":[{"title":"The Information","url":"https://www.theinformation.com/articles/facebook-scales-back-libra-plans-bowing-to-regulators"},{"title":"Reuters","url":"https://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-cryptocurrency/facebook-to-revamp-its-digital-currency-plans-the-information-idUSKBN20Q333"},{"title":"The Verge","url":"https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/3/21163658/facebook-libra-cryptocurrency-token-ditching-plans-calibra-wallet-delay"},{"title":"Tagomi has recently joined Facebook’s Libra Association","url":"http://tokenpost.com/Crypto-prime-broker-Tagomi-joins-Facebooks-Libra-Association-5222"},{"title":"@Libra_","url":"https://twitter.com/Libra_"},{"title":"Shopify also joined the association","url":"http://tokenpost.com/Facebook-led-digital-currency-Libra-welcomes-Shopify-in-association-5202"},{"title":"TokenPost","url":"https://www.tokenpost.com"}]}