Diem has been scaled back since it was first pitched as Libra in 2019 by Facebook as a global stablecoin. Like Facebook, the cryptocurrency rebranded, adopting the Diem name in December 2020 as concerns mounted.2 Şub 2022
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In December, Libra rebranded as Diem in a renewed effort to gain regulatory approval, with its scope scaled back further to a single dollar-backed digital coin. Currently, Facebook’s digial wallet Novi is one of Diem’s 26 members and a minority investor.12 May 2021
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Facebook’s cryptocurrency is no more . The Diem Association — a group Facebook spearheaded to launch the Diem stablecoin — said Monday it will sell its intellectual property and assets to the California bank Silvergate, a go-to firm for the crypto industry.
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Facebook unveiled the Libra cryptocurrency in June 2019 . The crypto ecosystem has changed drastically since then. In particular, some stablecoins have become incredibly popular — Tether and USD Coin have a combined circulating supply of more than $100 billion right now.
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Facebook intended Diem to be a stablecoin which, as the name implies, is a type of cryptocurrency designed to be less of a financial rollercoaster, its value linked to less volatile assets such as national currencies or commodities .1 Şub 2022
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Libra is also being architected with some advantages over traditional cryptocurrencies. It will consume far less electricity than Bitcoin and is touted to have a higher throughput of 1,000 transactions per second (TPS) compared to bitcoin’s seven TPS and Ethereum’s 15 TPS.
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