Tag: libra

• China’s Cryptocurrency Plan Has a Powerful Partner: Big Brother

  October 20, 2019

  Facebook’s Libra project led Beijing to accelerate its efforts. The government could soon know a lot more about how people are spending. BEIJING — When Facebook announced plans this year… more ›

• Bitcoin and the money myth

  July 29, 2019

  In recent weeks, Facebook has created a new digital currency and the price of Bitcoin has fluctuated wildly. Has money itself always been an illusion? https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2019/07/bitcoin-and-money-myth more ›

• LIBRA: Rising tides of change lift all the boats

  June 23, 2019

  For the past few days, my social media feed has been overwhelmed with comments, opinions, and notes about the announcement of Libra, Facebook’s new global blockchain protocol and cryptocurrency. A…… more ›