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All the hype around Libra is a red herring. Facebook's main game is Calibra

Written by Priya Dev, Blockchain Researcher & Lecturer Data Analysis, Australian National University

Calibra has little to do with the ideals behind blockchain. The digital wallet is more like a traditional bank account.www.shutterstock.com

Amid the hype around Facebook’s plan to launch its own cryptocurrency, Libra, there’s one big question. How is the company going to profit from it?

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