On Monday, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin raised national security concerns about Libra and said people in the past had tried to use cryptocurrencies for illegal means.
Facebook faced questioning on Tuesday from U.S. senators, who said they don't trust the company to operate a global cryptocurrency. That is partly because there isn't a clear regulatory framework for digital assets. Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown compared Facebook to a "toddler who has gotten his hands on a book of matches."
Ethan Hou, a 30-year-old cryptocurrency trader in Taiwan, said he woke up in the middle of the night to follow the Senate hearing and the market reaction. He said he sold some of his bitcoin holdings and expects more downside in the short term.
"Watching the grilling that Facebook was getting from Congress, there is a lot of negative sentiment around the market," he said. Mr. Hou said he is broadly optimistic about the future of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, given Facebook managed to get large companies including Mastercard Inc. and PayPal Holdings Inc. to back its plans for Libra.
Others remain skeptical of the benefits Libra could bring for users.
Facebook faced questioning on Tuesday from U.S. senators, who said they don't trust the company to operate a global cryptocurrency. That is partly because there isn't a clear regulatory framework for digital assets. Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown compared Facebook to a "toddler who has gotten his hands on a book of matches."
Ethan Hou, a 30-year-old cryptocurrency trader in Taiwan, said he woke up in the middle of the night to follow the Senate hearing and the market reaction. He said he sold some of his bitcoin holdings and expects more downside in the short term.
"Watching the grilling that Facebook was getting from Congress, there is a lot of negative sentiment around the market," he said. Mr. Hou said he is broadly optimistic about the future of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, given Facebook managed to get large companies including Mastercard Inc. and PayPal Holdings Inc. to back its plans for Libra.
Others remain skeptical of the benefits Libra could bring for users.
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