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Just hours after the release of its whitepaper, Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency is already coming under political fire both overseas and in its own backyard.Speaking to media outlet Europe 1 Tuesday morning, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire was adamant that Libra should not be viewed as a replacement for fiat currencies.“That Facebook creates its own currency, a transaction instrument, why not. In contrast, it is out of the question that it becomes a sovereign currency,” he cautioned.Of chief concern to Le Maire is making sure that Facebook does not overreach beyond the boundaries of private enterprise.The “ability to issue securities, build a reserve, and be a lender of last resort” are all “attribute[s] of the sovereignty of the States,” contends Le Maire.“[They must] remain in the hands of the States and not of the private companies which answer to private interests.”French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire (Flickr) Seeking guarantees to ‘protect consumers’Le Maire also stated …

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Bitcoin bulls are back, and they’ve brought with them the biggest crypto bull of them all: Tom Lee. The Managing Partner and the Head of Research at Fundstrat Global Advisors has made many calls for Bitcoin price targets, but once the bear market really ramped up, he began to bite his tongue and reel in his lofty predictions.But now that bullish sentiment as enveloped the crypto market it once again, and Bitcoin inches closer to $10,000 – an important FOMO trigger – Tom Lee is back to making bold calls about the leading crypto by market cap, and believes that the digital asset will trade between $20,000 and $40,000.Tom Lee: Bitcoin Price to Trade Between $20,000 and $40,000, Upside is SubstantialLike a groundhog poking its head out of a hole to check if winter is almost over, Tom Lee is once again making predictions about the future value of Bitcoin now that “crypto winter looks over.” And given his positive prediction for the crypto asset in the coming months, let’s hope he doesn’t s…

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