Facebook hearing on Libra didn’t focus on digital currencies, says Peterson institute fellow
By Bloomberg
01 September 2019 |
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Claudia Biancotti, a Visiting Fellow at Peterson Institute discusses Mark Zuckerberg's testimony to the U.S. House of Representatives on 'Bloomberg Markets.'
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