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Libra: Facebook's digital coin

How payments and money transfers could be a big part of the social giant's future. Presented by Rory Cellan-Jones.

How payments and money transfers could be a big part of the social giant's future. We ask whether Libra is really a cryptocurrency, plus we hear what an enthusiast of Bitcoin thinks of Facebook's plan. And we ask one of the leading money transfer firms whether Libra is a threat to its industry. Presented by Rory Cellan-Jones, with 成人快手 Online tech correspondent Mark Ward, and special guest Izabella Kaminska from Financial Times Alphaville.

(Image: Physical representation of a digital coin in front of a Facebook logo, Credit: Chesnot/ Getty Images).

23 minutes

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Fri 21 Jun 2019 17:06GMT

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  • Fri 21 Jun 2019 14:06GMT
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