Re:Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency: Privacy and stability co...
by joeyrideout on Monday June 17, 2019 @02:08PM
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I am aware of his past and still believe that he is the best in the world at what he does. His historical and financial insight is unmatched.
Assuming that Facebook is the sole issuer and redeemer of the coin, this is a nonissue. By backing the issued coin 1:1 with reserves according to the composition of the basket, Facebook can redeem any coins at face value. Hong Kong, for example, maintains a currency pegged to USD backed entirely with USD holdings.
As an aside, your source, armstrongeconomics.com, may not have the best credibility:
"In 1999, Japanese fraud investigators accused Armstrong of collecting money from Japanese investors, improperly commingling these funds with funds from other investors, and using the fresh money to cover losses he had incurred while trading. United States prosecutors called it a three-billion-dollar Ponzi scheme... Armstrong admitted to deceiving corporate investors and improperly commingling client funds—actions that according to prosecutors resulted in commodities losses of more than seven hundred million dollars—and was sentenced to five years in prison."
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_A._Armstrong