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Facebook's Libra currency under fire

Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg [Photo, Courtesy]

Facebook's planned virtual unit Libra, already under heavy attack from US President Donald Trump and global regulators, faces skepticism among the wider cryptocurrency community as well.

One theme -- besides Brexit -- dominated discussion among the movers and shakers from London's financial technology or FinTech industry as gathered for their annual get-together: the future of virtual currencies.

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