The Literally Making Money Edition

By Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Anna Szymanski of Slate Money
Monday, June 24, 2019 1:40 AM EDT

Audio Length: 00:43:47

In this week's podcast we discuss Libra, Facebook’s (FB) new cryptocurrency, the merits of upzoning, and Beyond Meat’s (BYND) IPO.
And in the Slate Plus segment: The billionaire who bought Sotheby’s.

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Carol W • 4 years ago • Contributor's comment

BYND -only reason it's so high is called SUPPLY. end of story.

Dan Jackson • 4 years ago • Member's comment

I think #BeyondMeat is a gimmick. People will shell out the extra money to try it once. And then go back to their usual cheap fast food.

Carol W • 4 years ago • Contributor's comment

re libra podcast..the guy was wrong. #Libra will be USD backed along with a basket of fiat currencies.

Beating Buffett • 4 years ago • Member's comment

Yes, I actually just read which currencies it will be pegged to:

talkmarkets.com/.../facebooks-libra-crypto-is-putting-banks-on-notice

Carol W • 4 years ago • Contributor's comment

tell Szymanski to slow down..she talks too fast. garbled her words....