The United States Department of the Treasury has agreed to the need for an investigation into Facebook's forthcoming Libra stablecoin following a letter from Representative Emanuel Cleaver.
Per a press release published on Congressman Cleaver's website on Oct. 22, the Treasury provided an affirmative response to Cleaver's appeal to examine Libra and its corresponding wallet Calibra for potential systemic risk.
In September, Facebook stated that it would postpone the Libra launch until U.S. regulators approve it.
Questioning regulators' ability to supervise LibraIn its response to Cleaver's request, the Department of Treasury noted that Libra must be compliant with Anti-Money Laundering/Combating the Financing of Terrorism guidelines as well as Bank Secrecy Act requirements.
The Treasury questioned the ability of both U.S. and foreign regulators to supervise Libra and require corrective action, if necessary, further stating that these issues must be addressed prior to Libra's release.
The Treasury added that it will monitor Libra and the cryptocurrency market in order to address possible regulatory gaps in tandem with the representative's office.
In a hearing yesterday before the House Financial Services Committee, Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin said that the FSOC had already established a special working group to monitor Libra and the cryptocurrency sector.
Zuckerberg's testimony before Congress on LibraCleaver received the letter a day before Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before the House Financial Services Committee regarding Libra.
At the hearings, Rep. Tim Mahoney asked Zuckerberg to commit to keeping Libra from all wallets that maintain lower standards of Know Your Customer and AML controls than those that Facebook is promising for its Calibra wallets.
Zuckerberg also assured the committee that Facebook will not launch Libra anywhere in the world without having satisfied U.S. regulators.
US Treasury Agrees on Need to Observe Libra After Congressman's Request
gepubliceerd op Oct 23, 2019
by Cointele | gepubliceerd op Coinage
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