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Some European finance ministers have threatened to ban Libra in their respective countries Reuters
Some European finance ministers have threatened to ban Libra in their respective countries Reuters
Facebook's Libra: hype vs reality as Google and Amazon conspicuously absent
Despite the hype around other cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and a series of fraudulent coin offerings, regulation or oversight is absent
Alison Porter
21 August, 2019