Bitcoin Q&A: Facebook's Libra Blockchain

Why is Facebook's Libra Blockchain neither a true cryptocurrency nor a threat to Bitcoin? What requirements and restrictions will GlobalCoin users have? Who will they compete against?

CORRECTION: At 4:58, I say that PayPal only serves twenty to thirty countries. They actually claim to be available in "in more than 200 countries/regions," but the point still stands about people in some countries have more limited access than others.
https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/mpp/country-worldwide

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