Facebook launches its own cryptocurrency

Libra, scheduled for 2020, will allow the transfer of money via Facebook, Messenger or WhatsApp. Backed by great companies such as Uber, eBay, Spotify or Booking, the use of Libra on the platforms of these partners would be inevitably successful.

According to some analysts, the libra cryptocurrency will operate in a decentralized way thanks to the digital technologies and will change the rules of money circulation.

Based on blockchain technology, the impact of cryptocurrency is feared by banks and the entire financial system.

Reactions to the web giant's new mechanism remain mixed.

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