Booking.com join the list of firms that has pulled out of the Libra Association.
The departure of the leading online travel firm from the Libra Association reduces the membership to just 21 members.
Facebook’s foray into the cryptocurrency industry has been experiencing difficulties as governments warn of the consequences of the global financial system it intends to create via Libra.
Few months ago, Booking.com confirmed to be a founding member of the Libra Association alongside others like PayPal, MasterCard that have already pulled out from the Association.
Booking Holdings CEO Glenn Fogel when he newly became the Chief Executive Officer of the firm behind several travel focus businesses such as agoda.com, booking.com, kayak etc was expressed his opinion on the future of cryptocurrency.
According to him, he said, he believes currencies with blockchain base will continue to surface and may gain acceptance globally.
Earlier few days ago, MasterCard and Visa revealed they would be departing the Facebook’s project. Regulatory pressure most especially from the US has been on the increase recently and this could be attributed to the growing list of firms abandoning the Libra Project.
Senator Sherrod Brown has said Big Tech shouldn’t be given power over public infrastructure like the financial system.
US Treasury Secretary, believes Libra could be used to finance terrorism.
The co-founder of Libra, David Marcus has already come forth to testify of the intention of Libra to create a global financial system while complying with regulatory requirements.
Co-founder of Libra, David Marcus said spoken on the fate of Libra as firms exit the Association. According to him, “I would caution against reading the fate of Libra into this update.”
He went further saying, “Change of this magnitude is hard. You know you’re onto something when this much pressure builds up.”
CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg has been slated to testify before House of Representatives Financial Services Committee on the 23rd of October
