An illustration picture with a 3D printed Facebook logo on top of representations of the bitcoin virtual currency. Photo: Reuters An illustration picture with a 3D printed Facebook logo on top of representations of the bitcoin virtual currency. Photo: Reuters
An illustration picture with a 3D printed Facebook logo on top of representations of the bitcoin virtual currency. Photo: Reuters

Facebook Libra

World /  United States & Canada

Facebook reveals Libra cryptocurrency, sparking new privacy concerns and calls for regulation

  • Social networking giant is working with 28 partners, including Mastercard, PayPal and Uber
  • Critics fear move will allow Facebook to collect transaction data from millions of users

Topic |   Facebook Libra
Reuters
Reuters

Updated: 1:37pm, 11 Jul, 2019

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An illustration picture with a 3D printed Facebook logo on top of representations of the bitcoin virtual currency. Photo: Reuters An illustration picture with a 3D printed Facebook logo on top of representations of the bitcoin virtual currency. Photo: Reuters
An illustration picture with a 3D printed Facebook logo on top of representations of the bitcoin virtual currency. Photo: Reuters
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