Facebook to launch own digital money
Facebook's currency would be "stablecoin", a digital unit pegged to the dollar
26 May 2019 - 00:05
Facebook has been in contact with US and British financial regulators with a view to launching its own cryptocurrency next year, the BBC reported on Friday.
"GlobalCoin" would work with a new digital payments system in about a dozen countries, starting in the first quarter of 2020, the broadcaster said on its website...
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