Zuckerberg offers an olive branch on Libra
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will testify on Capitol Hill Wednesday about the launch of the company’s digital currency, Libra. It was supposed to debut next June, but Zuckerberg will promise Libra won’t go public until it has approval from U.S. regulators. Experts say those regulators are unlikely to grant that approval without more tangible changes to Facebook’s plans.
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