Would you invest in digital money? A new kind of money might be appearing on your screen soon – Libra from Facebook. Sam and Catherine discuss how different it is from Bitcoin and teach you related vocabulary.

You’ll find the transcript on our website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-190815

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𝐕𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐲:
𝐜𝐫𝐲𝐩𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐲
the use of complex codes to keep computer systems and information secure

𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲
the money of a particular country

c𝐫𝐲𝐩𝐭𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲
digitally produced money that is not controlled by banks or governments

𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐦𝐬 𝐨𝐟
being controlled by unpredictable decisions and trends

𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐥𝐲 𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐞
well known for changing by a large amount in an unpredictable way

𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞
predictable and without big unexpected changes

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