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CEO Jack Dorsey On Twitter Joining Libra: “Hell No”


Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter and Square, made it crystal clear that Twitter won’t ever be part of Facebook’s Libra challenge.

“Nothing inside Libra needed to be a cryptocurrency”

On Oct. 24, per a Twitter thread by Hollywood Reporter editor Alex Weprin, who was masking an occasion at Twitter’s New York workplace, Jack Dorsey made it abundantly clear that Twitter will keep 1,000,000 miles away from Facebook’s plans to launch its Libra stablecoin in 2020.

The Twitter CEO reportedly gave an easy reply to the query if Twitter would ever think about becoming a member of Facebook’s Libra challenge. His response was quick however all-telling: “Hell no.” He added:

“Nothing inside Libra needed to be a cryptocurrency to do what they needed to do.”

Reacting to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s speech at Georgetown University, Dorsey mentioned that numerous Zuckerberg’s feedback gave the impression to be based mostly in American custom. Zuckerberg’s speech targeted as regards to freedom of speech, censorship and the position tech platforms ought to play in democracy. The speech additionally criticized China’s method to tech improvement. Dorsey mentioned, ”I concern that if we base an excessive amount of on this one idea, we take away the power to experiment and increase,” explaining:

“We are usually not simply serving an American viewers, we’re serving a world viewers […] The web is considerably of an rising nation-state.”

Bitcoin is the perfect wager

Dorsey had already mentioned in September that he wouldn’t observe the instance of Facebook’s Libra and launch a Twitter-based cryptocurrency devoted to Twitter. Dorsey mentioned that he prefers using present open requirements like Bitcoin (BTC):

“I think [Bitcoin’s] the best bet because it’s been the most resilient, it’s around for 10 years, it has a great brand, and it’s been tested a bunch. […] As I look at all cryptocurrencies that could fill that role of being the native currency for the internet, [Bitcoin is] a pretty high probability.”


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