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Story: Libra Bitcoin Rivalry – Alternative Public Cryptocurrency from ECB

By Maheen Hernandez

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A downside correction is seen for Bitcoin from the $10,954 swing in the price of the Bitcoin versus the USD.

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The price of the Bitcoin is showing positive signs above $10,000 versus the US dollar.  The BTC might rise steadily for as long as there is no closing near the $10,000…

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Ethereum has continued to be relatively stable.  Despite the price retracement, the ETH/USD is seen to form a high low pattern.

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The ECB has declared that they have planned a free digital currency which will eventually have the Facebook Libra vanish to nothing.

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Margrethe Vestager, the Danish politician, was appointed as the European Commission's Executive as the EU's Competition Commissioner.

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France and Germany have already declared that they could block Facebook’s “Libra” in Europe due to the risks that it poses to the financial sector.

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Facebook’s Libra is in direct competition with the USD, thereby provoking Donald Trump. 

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Benoit Coeure, ECB Board member, called Facebook's Libra as a wakeup call, which will trigger action from the EU to create their Bitcoin rival.

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Le Maire and Scholz stated, "We encourage European Central Banks to accelerate work on issues around possible public digital currency solutions."

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Paypal is also cautious about the future of Libra.  Central banks, governments, and regulators are giving out an international outcry about how Libra might be regulated.

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Gabrielle Rabinovitch, vice-president of Paypal Investor relations, stated, "It's a non-binding commitment.

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