Facebook reveals its cryptocurrency Libra

Re:Facebook reveals its cryptocurrency Libra by dazc on Wednesday June 19, 2019 @01:06AM (#20220939)

'Monzo is the best bank in the world...'

For small, everyday transactions this may be true but mainstream banks are much better for all the other stuff.

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Re:Facebook reveals its cryptocurrency Libra by baby on Wednesday June 19, 2019 @01:30AM (#20221034)

define "all the other stuff"

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Re:Facebook reveals its cryptocurrency Libra by dazc on Thursday June 20, 2019 @02:18PM (#20235656)

Business banking, loans/mortgages, investment, savings and, when things go wrong, accessible human assistance.

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Re:Facebook reveals its cryptocurrency Libra by goatinaboat on Wednesday June 19, 2019 @02:01AM (#20221151)

Being able to provide services when its customers are outside of its home country?

Serious banks have been doing that for literally hundreds of years.

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Re:Facebook reveals its cryptocurrency Libra by baby on Wednesday June 19, 2019 @02:08AM (#20221183)

Monzo does that too :| I use it all over the world because it has no fees.

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