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Facebook are back in the news because they're launching a cryptocurrency. Despite missing the boat by about two years, we get some expert advice on what they're doing, why it's going to matter and some of the vast, vast challenges to implementing an idea like this. /BACKGROUND MATERIAL/ The Zuck on Facebook as a nation: https://www.pri.org/stories/2019-06-19/cryptocurrency-launch-facebook-sets-its-path-toward-becoming-independent-nation Digital identity: https://www.coindesk.com/buried-in-facebooks-cryptocurrency-white-paper-a-digital-identity-bombshell Check out Dan Murphy's work: https://www.milkeninstitute.org He's also on twitter: https://twitter.com/_murphyslaw_ Eline on twitter: https://twitter.com/elinecmc /C&D ELSEWHERE/ Twitter: twitter.com/CandDPodcast Facebook: www.facebook.com/connectedanddisaffected/ Blog: www.rowan-emslie.com/connected-and-…e-of-politics/ Patreon: www.patreon.com/connectedanddisaffected