Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is expected to unveil details of an ambitious plan for his company to create a new global crypto-currency. A white paper outlines a plan that is designed to create a new global currency. It will represent the entry of the social network site into the lucrative financial services market. The crypto-currency is called Libra. Facebook said it is aimed at the millions of people around the world who cannot get a bank account. Libra will allow people to send and receive payments anywhere in the world with minimal fees. The banking will be done online via the myriad of Facebook-owned apps. The 2.7 billion users of Facebook and WhatsApp will have access to the Libra crypto-currency.

Facebook首席执行官马克·扎克伯格预计将公布一项雄心勃勃的计划的细节，该计划旨在让他的公司创建一种新的全球加密货币。一份白皮书概述了一项旨在创造一种新的全球货币的计划。这将代表这家社交网站进入利润丰厚的金融服务市场。这种密码货币被称为天秤座。Facebook表示，其目标用户是全球数百万无法获得银行账户的人。天秤座允许人们在世界上任何地方用最少的费用进行支付。银行业务将通过facebook拥有的无数应用程序在网上完成。Facebook和WhatsApp的27亿用户将可以使用天秤座加密货币。

Analysts say Libra has some similarities to the Bitcoin crypto-currency. However, a major difference is that Libra will be a more stable currency and will avoid the wild fluctuations in value that Bitcoin has experienced. Libra will be backed up by a basket of currencies, such as the dollar, euro and yen. It will also have the backing of major multi-national companies like Mastercard, PayPal, Spotify and Uber. The new crypto-currency could revitalize Facebook's fortunes. The finance company RBC Capital Markets said: "We believe [Libra] may prove to be one of the most important initiatives in the history of the company, to unlock new engagement and [generate new] revenue streams."

分析人士说，天秤座与比特币有一些相似之处。然而，一个主要的不同之处在于天秤座将是一个更加稳定的货币，并将避免比特币经历的剧烈波动。天秤座的后援是一篮子货币，如美元、欧元和日元。它还将得到万事达(Mastercard)、贝宝(PayPal)、Spotify和优步(Uber)等大型跨国公司的支持。新的加密货币可以重振Facebook的财富。加拿大皇家银行资本市场(RBC Capital Markets)表示:“我们相信(天秤座)可能会被证明是该公司历史上最重要的举措之一，以开启新的业务，(创造)新的收入流。”