新奇事件簿 Facebook推出新加密货币（在线收听）

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is expected to unveil details of an ambitious plan for his company to create a new global crypto-currency. A white paper outlines a plan that is designed to create a new global currency. It will represent the entry of the social network site into the lucrative financial services market. The crypto-currency is called Libra. Facebook said it is aimed at the millions of people around the world who cannot get a bank account. Libra will allow people to send and receive payments anywhere in the world with minimal fees. The banking will be done online via the myriad of Facebook-owned apps. The 2.7 billion users of Facebook and WhatsApp will have access to the Libra crypto-currency.

Facebook CEO 马克·扎克伯格预计将公布一项雄心勃勃的计划的细节—他的公司将创造一种新的全球加密货币。一份白皮书概述了一项旨在创造一种新的全球货币的计划。该计划将代表这家社交网站进军利润丰厚的金融服务市场。该加密货币名为Libra。Facebook表示其目标是全球数百万拿不到银行账号的人。Libra将允许人们在世界上任何地方支付和接收最低额度的费用。银行业务将通过Facebook的无数应用程序在网上完成。Facebook和WhatsApp的27亿用户将能够使用Libra加密货币。

Analysts say Libra has some similarities to the Bitcoin crypto-currency. However, a major difference is that Libra will be a more stable currency and will avoid the wild fluctuations in value that Bitcoin has experienced. Libra will be backed up by a basket of currencies, such as the dollar, euro and yen. It will also have the backing of major multi-national companies like Mastercard, PayPal, Spotify and Uber. The new crypto-currency could revitalize Facebook's fortunes. The finance company RBC Capital Markets said: "We believe Libra may prove to be one of the most important initiatives in the history of the company, to unlock new engagement and generate new revenue streams."

分析师表示Libra和比特币有一些相似之处。但一个主要的区别是Libra将成为一种更加稳定的货币并且将避免和比特币一样的币值大波动。Libra将得到一篮子货币的支持，如美元、欧元和日元。还将得到大型跨国公司的支持，如万事达、PayPal、Spotify和Uber。新的加密货币可以恢复Facebook的财富生机。金融公司RBC Capital Markets称：“我们认为Libra可能是该公司历史上最重要的创举之一，能够解锁新的业务并创造新的收入来源。”