Report: Japan is working on its own digital currency in retaliation to China’s

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By Matthew BeedhamJan 24, 2020, 9:38 am143 pts
A group of lawmakers in Japan are reportedly working to create a state-issued digital currency. According to Reuters, one of the lawmakers said its creation was a direct response to Facebook‘s Libra and China’s digital yuan. [Read: Japan doesn’t want to fight Facebook’s ‘cryptocurrency’ Libra on its…

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