Facebook Libra Facebook announces plans for Libra. Photo: Shutterstock

On June 18, Facebook announced plans in 2020 to launch Libra, a new cryptocurrency, and Calibra, a digital wallet. It's tempting to ignore this news because previous wide-eyed speculation over the effect digital wallets, Bitcoin and blockchain would have on credit unions hasn't come to pass.

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