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by azernik 2467 days ago
"capital controls" generally includes foreign exchange controls, i.e. restrictions on conversion to foreign currency and local use of foreign currency.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_exchange_controls

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And why should this be different for a private currency controlled by facebook?
It shouldn't. All capital control is terrible. It could be different though.