Listers, Might be of interest. Regards ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Richard Hill via InternetPolicy <[email protected]> Date: Thu, Jun 20, 2019 at 9:43 AM Subject: [Internet Policy] Is Facebook's proposed cryptocurrency a bad idea? To: <[email protected]> Here is the white paper explaining Facebook’s cryptocurrency: https://libra.org/en-US/white-paper/. Here is an article criticising it: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/19/opinion/facebook-currency-libra.html : ‘Launching a Global Currency Is a Bold, Bad Move for Facebook The way we structure money and payments is a question for democratic institutions, not technology companies. *By Matt Stoller* Mr. Stoller is a fellow at the Open Markets Institute. · June 19, 2019 · _______________________________________________ To manage your Internet Society subscriptions or unsubscribe, log into the Member Portal at https://admin.internetsociety.org/622619/User/Login and go to the Interests tab within your profile. - View the Internet Society Code of Conduct: https://www.internetsociety.org/become-a-member/code-of-conduct/ -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A