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Facebook Plans to Create Its Own Cryptocurrency via @cheddar

According to Cheddar, “Facebook is exploring the creation of its own cryptocurrency, a virtual token that would allow its billions of users around the world to make electronic payments, people familiar with Facebook’s plans told Cheddar. “‘They are very serious about it’, said one of the people, who asked not to be identified discussing unannounced […]

By Chris Sykora · May 11, 2018
Facebook Plans to Create Its Own Cryptocurrency via @cheddar

According to Cheddar, “Facebook is exploring the creation of its own cryptocurrency, a virtual token that would allow its billions of users around the world to make electronic payments, people familiar with Facebook’s plans told Cheddar.

“‘They are very serious about it’, said one of the people, who asked not to be identified discussing unannounced plans.

“Facebook started studying blockchain almost a year ago, when a member of its corporate development team, Morgan Beller, began looking at how the social platform could use the emerging technology.”