{"id":142270,"date":"2021-10-20T08:49:17","date_gmt":"2021-10-20T08:49:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=142270"},"modified":"2021-10-20T08:49:17","modified_gmt":"2021-10-20T08:49:17","slug":"us-lawmakers-ask-facebook-to-terminate-crypto-pilot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/crypto\/us-lawmakers-ask-facebook-to-terminate-crypto-pilot\/","title":{"rendered":"US Lawmakers Ask Facebook to Terminate Crypto Pilot"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hours after Facebook revealed its plans to launch a pilot of its crypto wallet Novi, a group of US lawmakers raised concerns over the handling of cryptocurrencies by the social media giant.<\/span><\/p>\n

The lawmakers also urged the technology company to scrap its pilot project immediately. The letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was signed by Democratic senators Brian Schatz, Sherrod Brown, Richard Blumenthal, Elizabeth Warren and Tina Smith.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFacebook cannot be trusted to manage a payment system or digital currency when its existing ability to manage risks and keep consumers safe has proven wholly insufficient,\u201d the letter stated.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Facebook-led crypto consortium, however, said that the lawmakers misunderstood the relationship between Diem and Facebook.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cDiem is not Facebook,\u201d Diem wrote. \u201cWe are an independent organization, and Facebook\u2019s Novi is just one of more than two dozen members of the Diem Association. Novi\u2019s pilot with Paxos is unrelated to Diem.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Can’t Trust Facebook with Crypto<\/span><\/h2>\n

Facebook first unveiled its cryptocurrency project in mid-2019 but soon started to face regulatory backlash across the globe. The monetary regulators are primarily concerned that the launch of private money by a company of this size and user base will destabilize the monetary system.<\/span><\/p>\n

This also led to the exodus of several original consortium partners and prompted the project to rebrand to Diem from Libra.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFacebook is once again pursuing digital currency plans on an aggressive timeline and has already launched a pilot for a payments infrastructure network, even though these plans are incompatible with the actual financial regulatory landscape,\u201d the lawmakers\u2019 letter added.<\/span><\/p>\n

Facebook is also facing a recent backlash as a whistleblower from the company revealed that the company ignored user safety over profits. Reports are also surfacing that the social media giant is considering to rebrand itself.<\/span><\/p>\n

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