Would you trust Facebook with your money? What Libra cryptocurrency means for users
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Screenshots of the app provided by Facebook show balances both in the Libra currency and converted to U.S. dollars. Facebook said the value of Libra will be pegged to a basket of established currencies such as the U.S. dollar, the euro and the yen.
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