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EU agrees tough line on digital currencies like Facebook's Libra

By Staff Writer

Dec 6 2019 6:20AM

Finance ministers want risks addressed.

EU agrees tough line on digital currencies like Facebook's Libra

Private digital currencies like Facebook's Libra should not be allowed in the European Union until the risks they could pose are clearly addressed, EU finance ministers agreed on Thursday. The move confirms the bloc's tough line on Libra, which has attracted criticism from global regulators over ...

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