Listers,

Might be of interest.

Regards

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From: Richard Hill via InternetPolicy <internetpolicy@elists.isoc.org>
Date: Thu, Jun 20, 2019 at 9:43 AM
Subject: [Internet Policy] Is Facebook's proposed cryptocurrency a bad idea?
To: <internetpolicy@elists.isoc.org>

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

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