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Re:Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency: Privacy and stability co... by polyomino on Monday June 17, 2019 @03:05PM (#20206290)
What makes this a cryptocurrency? It should be called facebook giftcard.
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Re:Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency: Privacy and stability co... by Anon84 on Monday June 17, 2019 @03:26PM (#20206453)
cryptocurrency is more SEO/Marketing friendly than giftcard. /s

Seriously, though... the whitepaper isn't out yet so we don't really know how this is supposed to work. It'm sure it will use some type of permissioned blockchain for convenience/ensure trust between all the partners and dissolve responsibility for all decisions the consortium takes.

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Re:Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency: Privacy and stability co... by bitxbitxbitcoin on Monday June 17, 2019 @04:35PM (#20207072)
It isn't a cryptocurrency. It's just a digital currency.
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Re:Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency: Privacy and stability co... by gesman on Monday June 17, 2019 @03:07PM (#20206305)
+1
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