--A Facebook Inc. (FB) executive said the company's Libra cryptocurrency project should be able to get 100 members to join, Reuters reports Wednesday.

--David Marcus, head of the project, said at an IMF event in Washington, D.C. that getting 100 members should be "no problem," and also said he expects banks and financial companies will join after regulatory issues are addressed, the report said.

--Recently, several companies have decided to exit the project, including eBay, Stripe, Visa and MasterCard.

 

Full story: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-cryptocurrency/facebook-libra-should-have-no-problem-getting-100-members-on-board-by-launch-executive-idUSKBN1WV1Y9

 

--Write to Stephen Nakrosis at stephen.nakrosis@wsj.com

 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

October 16, 2019 12:47 ET (16:47 GMT)

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