Silvergate Acquires Diem After Meta Officially Gives up

The Diem Association sold the intellectual property of Diem Payment Network to Silvergate Capital Corporation, according to a Monday announcement by the CEO of Diem. The Meta-backed cryptocurrency pro...

Meta’s stablecoin project, Diem now sold – is it a lost cause or a new beginning?

As the regulatory hurdles were getting worse for Meta-backed Diem, Facebook-parent has now abandoned the project for good, as per a recent statement. And, Silvergate Capital has come in to acquire the...

Mark Zuckerberg’s stablecoin project Diem officially shuts down

Meta, formerly branded as Facebook, has officially announced the closure of its digital currency project Diem after years of major efforts to move forward with the initiative. Announcing the news on M...

Bank that bought assets from Zuckerberg’s Diem plans to launch stablecoin

Silvergate Capital CEO Alan Lane told CNBC on Monday the bank holding company hopes to launch a stablecoin by the end of this year, following its acquisitions of assets and intellectual property from ...

Diem Confirms Shutdown as Silvergate Acquires the Project’s Assets

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Diem Association confirms sale of crypto payment network to Silvergate

Silvergate Capital Corporation will acquire the Diem Payment network’s intellectual property and other assets, the Diem Association and Silvergate announced today.  The assets include developmen...

Zuckerberg’s Diem project could breathe new life under Silvergate

Diem is a cryptocurrency that formerly went by the name of Libra. It was essentially this permissioned blockchain-based stablecoin payment system, originally proposed by Meta Platforms, which was at t...

Crypto Can (Still) Learn Much From The Failure Of Diem

If the shuttering of Diem passed some crypto investors and market watchers without much notice, that should not come as a surprise. This inauspicious and muted end for the project was caused by severa...

BTC, SEC, Poland FX, Diem Death: Editor’s Pick

Let’s take a look back at the biggest news stories from the worlds of Forex, Fintech and Crypto, in our best of the week segment. US White House Plans to Issue an Executive Order on Crypto The t...

Diem Is Dead, But Facebook Isn’t Done With Crypto

Facebook announced its grand crypto plan on June 18, 2019: a “borderless global currency” called Libra, backed by a “collection of low-volatility assets like bank deposits and govern...

Diem Selling Assets to Silvergate for $200M, Ending Facebook’s Stablecoin Project: Report

In brief The Diem Association will reportedly sell off its assets and IP to Silvergate for about $200M. Facebook originally launched the stablecoin project as Libra in 2019. Facebook’s stablecoi...

Facebook Gives Up On Lofty Stablecoin Ambitions As Diem Sells Assets To Silvergate For $200 Million ⋆ ZyCrypto

Advertisement &nbsp &nbsp Facebook’s ambitious cryptocurrency project has met an unceremonious end. Recent reports reveal the Diem Association will be selling the technology b...

Diem Mulling Sale of Assets to Pay Back Investors

The Meta-led group has been in discussions with investment bankers They intend to sell the project’s intellectual property Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg had high hopes for the cryptocurrency The Diem Assoc...

Meta abandons Diem? The indiscretion

Diem, the stablecoin of Facebook, now Meta, would be at the end of the line. This was revealed by Bloomberg according to which the Diem Association would be looking to sell its assets to liquidate inv...

Meta to wind down stablecoin project Diem with $200 million asset sale: report

advertisement Californian bank Silvergate Capital has swooped to buy Meta-backed crypto project Diem’s technology assets for $200 million, according to the Wall Street Journal.  The bank had agr...

Facebook Ditches Diem Stablecoin Plans in $200M Sale

Key Takeaways Anonymous sources have revealed that Facebook is selling the technology behind its Diem stablecoin. Silvergate Capital Corp has reportedly agreed to buy Diem for $200 million. The sale m...

Facebook’s Bumbling Crypto Venture Diem to Wind Down, Sell Assets

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s ambitious program to create his own cryptocurrency is falling apart amid rising tension from regulators. According to a Bloomberg report released Wednesday, the Diem...

Diem to Sell Assets to Silvergate Bank for $200M: Report

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Meta’s Cryptocurrency Project Diem Could Go for Sale (Report)

The Diem Association – a cryptocurrency initiative backed by Meta – is reportedly considering the sale of its assets to return capital to its investors. The project is also in discussions with investm...

Is this the end of Facebook’s Diem?

It looks as though Facebook’s Diem is coming to an end before it even launched. Sources close to Bloomberg say the project is looking at selling its assets to reimburse investors and redeploy it...

Mark Zuckerberg And Co. Consider Selling Diem / Libra, Their Stablecoin Project

Another one bites the dust. The Diem project is dead, according to Bloomberg. The report comes from anonymous sources and does its best not to assure anything. However, considering the project’s head ...

Meta’s Diem stablecoin project to be sold off amid regulatory bottlenecks

Stablecoins, digital coins pegged to a traditional currency, grew around 450% to approximately $156 billion in 2021 from 2020. Tether remains the largest stablecoin with a market capitalization of >...

Facebook Is Putting an End to Stablecoin Project Diem

The Facebook-led cryptocurrency project, Diem, is dismantling itself due to excessive regulatory pressure and is looking for buyers of its assets, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. The Diem Association...

Diem Up For Sale? Zuckerberg’s Crypto Dream Falls Apart

Meta (formerly Facebook) is reportedly looking to sell the Diem cryptocurrency project along with all its associated assets.  Diem To Be Sold? Mark Zuckerberg had high hopes for his cryptocurrency pro...

Facebook’s Meta Is Selling Off Its Diem Plans ⋆ ZyCrypto

Advertisement &nbsp &nbsp Diem may be finally packing its bags and shutting down. The Mark Zuckerberg initiative hit the rocks after the US Fed decided projects like Diem are ...

Meta’s Stablecoin Project Diem Reportedly Looking to Sell Off All Assets

Diem, the ambitious stablecoin project launched by Meta – previously known as Facebook – is reportedly considering shuttering its business, Bloomberg reports, January 26, 2022. A Mum End to Diem? Mark...

Meta Reportedly Looking to Sell Diem Stablecoin Project and Assets

Meta is reportedly looking to sell its Diem stablecoin project, sources told Bloomberg. The company wants to use the funds to return capital to investors and resettle the engineers who worked on the p...

Diem Reportedly Trying to Sell Assets—Is This the End of Facebook’s Stablecoin Ambitions?

In brief The Diem Association is exploring ways to sell its assets, per a Bloomberg report. The stablecoin project has weathered regulatory scrutiny and executive departures. Diem Association (formerl...

Diem Mulling Sale of Assets to Pay Back Investors: Report

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Meta-backed Diem in talks to sell off assets: report

advertisement The stablecoin project spearheaded by Meta—formerly known as Facebook—appears to be winding down for good. The Diem Association, formerly known as Libra, is in talks to sell off its asse...