This is business a zone d. W. News i was in berlin welcome can facebook take cryptocurrency mainstream the Worlds Largest Social Network unveiled the digital coin it plans to roll out next year the project is called libera according to media reports and proponents say it could revolutionize Digital Payments under a single streamlined currency more than a dozen global firms will invest in and govern the currency like master card vodafone and this group was supposedly wall of control of the currency from facebook itself the facebook coin will be picked so a basket of global currencies like the dollar and the euro or the pound to shield it from the wild fluctuations that has plagued bitcoin and scared off many average investors and potential users but will the new cryptocurrency catch on facebook bets the state of the social Network Alone with 2400000000 monthly users will forge
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A pvate gop luncheon . And tweeting punchy. President trump unleashes a twitter barrage praising kim jongun while attacking his critics. But why is he alling the actor Robert De Niro punchy. Im wolf blitzer and youre in the situation room. This is cnn breaking news. Aking news. President trumps personal lawyer Michael Cohen is splitting with his own legal team as prosecutors focus on his financial dealings including the payment to the porn star stormy daniels, there is now growing pressure on cohen said to be looking for lawyers experienced with the fed Southern District of new york and a source said cohen has not yet met with prosecutors to discuss a deal but trump allies say they worried he could flip at any moment. Ill speak with senator James Langford of the Intelligence Committee and our correspondents are standing by with full coverage. Our top story, the president s personal lawyer Michael Cohen is breaking with his legal team as he faces a federal investigation in new york. Our
A new huge marketplace for streamline purchases and exchanges facebook also says liberal will help to bridge the socalled banking gap given the 1700000000 people around the world to do not have a bank account a secure alternative to cash facebook c. E. O. Mark zuckerberg already already had this to say about the project which will be officially announced later on tuesday i believe that it should be as easy to send money to someone as it is to send a photo so were already testing this in india weve got a 1000000 people its been used a lot in the production for is great. Were already working on rolling this out in a number of other countries later this year. About that joining me here in the studio is jeff gallus hes an investor an entrepreneur specializing in block chain application that is the technology that underpins all major Digital Currencies jeff we have bitcoin we have a theory and then many other cryptocurrency is it do we really need to see any promise there. I dont know if we
It is mpt live and good evening. Im chuck todd here in washington where the way appears to be over. 23 days since the houses historic vote to impeach President Trump. And Speaker Nancy Pelosi has told the caucus to prepare to transmit the articles of impeachment to the Senate Next Week and then set in motion impeachment trial in the United States senate. Heres what she wrote to colleagues. Quote, i have asked chairman nadler to be prepared to bring to the floor next week a resolution to appoint managers and transmit articles of impeachment to the senate. I will be consulting with you at our tuesday House Democratic caucus meeting on how we proceed further. Obviously, there are a number of Big Questions about what happens next. And what it means for, well, everything. Starting with what exactly is the senate trial going to look like and how soon could it get started . Also, how badly is it going to scramble the democratic president ial field. Remember three of the top five candidates in