Facebook's Libra faces support test after payment giants jump ship

By Tom Wilson on Oct 15, 2019 6:59AM

Faces a pivotal meeting of backers on Monday after severe setback.

Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency faces a pivotal meeting of backers on Monday, days after the ambitious project to bring digital coins into mainstream commerce suffered a severe setback when major payment firms quit. Mastercard and Visa abandoned the Geneva-based Libra Association on Friday, as ...

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