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Facebook's Plans for Its Cryptocurrency to Rival the Dollar

Facebook's Plans for Its Cryptocurrency to Rival the Dollar

FromWhat'd You Miss This Week


Facebook's Plans for Its Cryptocurrency to Rival the Dollar

FromWhat'd You Miss This Week

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Length:
29 minutes
Released:
Jun 28, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

This week, Facebook's Head of Calibra David Marcus joined to discuss why the social media company is launching the cryptocurrency Libra and the regulatory pushback. Republican Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana, who sits on the Banking Committee, came on to talk about why he is skeptical of Libra and President Trump's renewed attacks on Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Skanda Amarnath, Director of Research & Analysis at Employ America, joined to explain why he thinks the Fed can learn a lot from Canada. Then Josh Bivens, Director of Research & Policy at the Economic Policy Institute, came on to talk about Sen. Bernie Sanders' plan to wipe out $1.6 trillion of student debt.  
Released:
Jun 28, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

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Every week, we feature the best and most interesting interviews from Bloomberg's daily market close show, "What'd You Miss" hosted by Joe Weisenthal, Caroline Hyde, Romaine Bostick and Taylor Riggs. We want to take you beyond the headlines and bring you a unique perspective on the week's top stories, and those you may just have missed. It's the perfect way to kick off your weekend.