
Facebook's new Libra Association pursues Swiss payments license
A Swiss payments license would make Facebook's proposed cryptocurrency subject to Swiss financial regulators.
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A Swiss payments license would make Facebook's proposed cryptocurrency subject to Swiss financial regulators.
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