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CR letter to Senate Banking Committee on Libra, Facebook’s proposed digital currency

Facebook’s Libra proposal is fraught with problems, and raises concerns about competition and market concentration, monetary policy, compliance with Know Your Customer and Anti-Money Laundering rules, and other critical issues.   CR’s letter focuses on two issues of direct concern to consumers: the lack of consumer protections for cryptocurrency and Facebook’s inability to be a trusted steward of user data.

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