{"id":"tp-2632","type":"article-newspaper","title":"U.S. lawmakers seek to prevent big tech companies from offering cryptocurrencies","author":"Shampa Mani","publisher":"TOKENPOST Inc.","url":"https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2632","datePublished":"2019-07-15T07:17:00.000Z","dateModified":"2019-07-15T07:17:00.000Z","language":"en","abstract":"Facebook’s cryptocurrency project ‘Libra’ has created quite a stir in the regulatory bodies across the globe.","section":"Regulation","references":[{"title":"Reuters","url":"https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-cryptocurrency-bill/u-s-proposes-barring-big-tech-companies-from-offering-financial-services-digital-currencies-idUSKCN1U90NL"},{"title":"online copy","url":"https://www.scribd.com/document/417056845/Keep-Big-Tech-out-of-Finance-Act-Discussion-Draft"},{"title":"CoinDesk","url":"https://www.coindesk.com/us-may-bar-large-tech-firms-from-issuing-cryptocurrencies"},{"title":"$55 billion in total revenue","url":"https://investor.fb.com/investor-news/press-release-details/2019/Facebook-Reports-Fourth-Quarter-and-Full-Year-2018-Results/default.aspx"},{"title":"upcoming hearings","url":"http://tokenpost.com/US-Senate-schedules-July-hearing-for-Facebooks-Libra-crypto-2301"}]}