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SWBTATTReg

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2. Oh...another coin from the Franklin Mint...OPPS, sorry, FaceBook's Mint!!!...

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Jun 19, 2019, 12:28 PM

Jun 2019

Looks like FB feels like they are not making enough money as it is. Probably a gimmick to capture the little percentage of commission that folks pay when buying stuff on FB's marketplace?

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Facebook's new Libra Coin: How does it work and should you buy it? [View all] brooklynite Jun 2019 OP

Link? Thank you. NT SouthernProgressive Jun 2019 #1

Oh...another coin from the Franklin Mint...OPPS, sorry, FaceBook's Mint!!!... SWBTATTReg Jun 2019 #2

No, it's a competitor to Paypal and Venmo. Dr Hobbitstein Jun 2019 #5

It's an attempt to compete with m-pesa Recursion Jun 2019 #11

"Aimed at people without bank accounts"? JHB Jun 2019 #3

Yes, a reloadable card you take to 7-11 or the grocery store (nt) Recursion Jun 2019 #9

Debit card zipplewrath Jun 2019 #4

Is this REALLY needed? Lucid Dreamer Jun 2019 #6

In the U.S.A. maybe not. hunter Jun 2019 #7

I see your point. Lucid Dreamer Jun 2019 #8

This isn't particularly comparable to bitcoin Recursion Jun 2019 #10

Could careless. Facebook is one un-American company. rockfordfile Jun 2019 #12