Cryptocurrency Helps the Poor? Don’t Bank on It

Despite marketing spin, Facebook’s Libra, like any cryptocurrency, would have done nothing to address poverty.

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New online lenders promise funds for previously-ignored groups. The catch? Borrowers have to allow them to spy on everything they do and everyone they associate with.

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