Facebook CEO defends crypto project

U.S. lawmakers grilled Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on his plans to create a global digital currency and international organization to oversee it.

By Arete News - October 23, 2019

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg meets U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in September (AN/Joiyce Boghosian)

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