US Senate panel to examine Facebook digital currency project

By Pete Schroeder on Jun 20, 2019 6:55AM

US Senate panel to examine Facebook digital currency project

At July 16 hearing.

The US Senate Banking Committee will discuss Facebook Inc's proposed cryptocurrency at a July 16 hearing, the panel announced Wednesday. The hearing will explore the project, dubbed Libra, as well as any data privacy considerations it may raise, the committee said. No witnesses have been ...

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