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Facebook’s Libra, announced in June 2019, proposed a global cryptocurrency backed by a multi-currency basket but never launched due to unprecedented regulatory opposition. The project catalyzed the European Union’s MiCA regulation and accelerated central bank digital currency research across more than 100 countries worldwide. Libra was rebranded as Diem in December 2020 and dissolved in January 2022, when its assets were sold to …
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