Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ

Use Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ.com or the new Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ App to listen to Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ podcasts, Radio 4 and the World Service outside the UK.

Episode details

World Service,1 min

Why does Facebook want to create its own cryptocurrency?

Digital Planet

Available for over a year

Last week the founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, spoke to Congress about his company’s ambition to launch its own cryptocurrency called Libra. Dr Catherine Mulligan, from Imperial College London’s Centre for Cryptocurrency Research, explains the idea behind Libra. (Image: Facebook CEO Zuckerberg in front of 'Zuck Buck' image. Credit: Reuters.)

Programme Website
More episodes