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Big Tech Wants to Become Its Own Bank

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days ago

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To the dismay of Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, the law currently prevents Big Tech companies from opening banks. But if Congress passes the GENIUS Act, tech firms may start issuing private currencies and forcing us to use them.

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I fucking despise everything about capitalism, these fascist governments, and “big tech”.

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