Blockchain is an advanced technology and did breakthrough in IT industry recently with its unique features.  The significant power of blockchain technology is once record added into blockchain, cannot be altered or deleted, since it stored in decentralized network.

Libra is a new digital currency powered by libra blockchain technology, which enable the stable, secure and strong global financial system.  Primary goal for the new digital currency Libra is to produce a digital currency that use for billions of people everyday spending and ease convenient transfer money around the world with safe and secure.

“The mission for Libra is a simple global currency and financial infrastructure that empowers billions of people.”

Trustworthiness:

Unlike the majority of cryptocurrencies, Libra is fully backed by a reserve of real assets. A basket of currencies and assets will be held in the Libra Reserve for every Libra that is created, building trust in its intrinsic value.

How it works:

The Libra Blockchain is operated by a network of validator nodes. The Founding Members of the Libra Association will be responsible for running a validator node. As the network grows and becomes more self-sustaining, the Libra Association will work to gradually transition to a permission-less mode of operation. In that sense, Libra will start as a permissioned blockchain.

How it connected with Facebook

Facebook teams played a key role in the creation of the Libra Association and the Libra Blockchain, working with the other Founding Members

Libra Blockchain:

• Designing and using the new programming language called ‘Move’.
• Using a Byzantine Fault Tolerant (BFT) consensus approach.
• Adopting and iterating on widely adopted blockchain data structures (Merkle Tree)

Launching Date:

The target launch in the first half of 2020.