Facebook’s Libra Reveals Silicon Valley’s Naked Ambition

Cloaked within the guise of constructing the arena a greater position, the cryptocurrency mission is in reality every other try to move large or move house.
Cloaked in the guise of making the world a better place, the cryptocurrency project is really another attempt to go big or go home.Original article
Author: Wired

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