Federal Reserve Governor Says Facebook's Libra Faces Challenges

U.S. Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard said that Facebook’s efforts to launch a Libra cryptocurrency must overcome a “core set of legal and regulatory challenges” before facilitating a single payment. Brainard added that central banks’ efforts to conduct monetary policy could be “complicated” by widespread adoption of an external stablecoin like Libra.

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