Zuck Says Libra, A Form Of Currency, Isn’t About The Money

24-Oct-19 12:00

Zuck Says Libra, A Form Of Currency, Isn’t About The Money

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Mark Zuckerberg continues to defend his new form of digital currency, Libra, by saying it isn’t primarily about the money. It’s an odd thing to say about (literally) an alternative form of finance, but the Facebook founder claims profit isn’t the first thing his team talks about when discussing Libra. The question is, why not?

Produced by: Christine Wong

Presented by: Richard Bradbury, Jeff Sandhu, Arvindh Yuvaraj

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Categories: Personal Finance, Investments, Financial Literacy, Technology, Tech, Medical Innovation and Technology, Business Analysis, Young Finance, SME

Tags: Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook, Social Media, Cryptocurrency,

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