Creator community Rally has announced it has a new general counsel, Rob Collier, who comes from a pedigree of leading the compliance efforts inside Facebook/Meta’s key crypto initiatives, Novi. Collier joins an already accomplished group of executives that worked at some of the largest web2 social and creator-focused platforms such as Patreon, Twitter, YouTube, Kickstarter,...Read More
Meta – formerly Facebook – said they will be expanding crypto ad eligibility on their platform, by increasing the number of regulatory licenses they accept. Formerly limited to 3, the company now accepts 27 licenses, which are publicly viewable on their policy page. Crypto Ads to Flood Facebook Meta announced their ad expansion on their...Read More
Metaverse is a whole new paradigm paving the way for yet another exciting investment frontier. Grayscale Investments, the world’s largest digital asset management firm, believes that the industry will be valued at over $1 trillion in the next few years. According to the latest research report by the company titled ‘The Metaverse, Web 3.0 Virtual...Read More
The metaverse is where all the rage is now, and Enjin has ambitious plans to support projects in its ecosystem designed towards a decentralized metaverse. Consequently, the blockchain-powered gaming platform announced the formation of a $100 million fund on November 4th. Dubbed ‘Efinity Metaverse Fund,’ the main objective behind it is to support its partners...Read More
Following the decision made by the American multinational tech company, Facebook, to change its parent company name to Meta Platforms Inc, the prices of several metaverse gaming cryptocurrencies have experienced a significant increase. Facebook Rebrands to Meta The California-based company officially changed its corporate name to Meta Platforms Inc. yesterday, to move beyond the social...Read More
The Facebook whistleblower, Frances Haugen, has revealed her financial future is “fine” as she bought an undisclosed amount of crypto at “the right time.” Financial Backup Thanks to Crypto During an interview with the New York Times, Haugen said she’s currently maintaining her shelter in Puerto Rico thanks to cryptocurrency investment. She manages her own...Read More
The social media giant announced earlier this week its plans to create its own metaverse with the help of multiple parties. To do so, Facebook will allocate $50 million for research and program partners. Facebook’s Swing at Metaverse The company’s announcement reads that Facebook will not rely on a single company to build the project...Read More
While Bitcoin has increased by a total of around 400% since the March lows, the picture doesn’t appear as bright in the short-term as it draws away from $20,000. Over the past seven days, the cryptocurrency lost over $1,000 of its dollar value, charting a decrease of about 5%. During the week, BTC managed to...Read More
The giant social media continues to stir controversy even when it’s trying desperately to avoid it. Just a week after Facebook renamed Libra to Diem (meaning “day” in Latin), the company could be facing a lawsuit from a London-based fintech app with the same name. CryptoPotato reported last week that Facebook changed the name of...Read More
German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz has taken a hard-hitting stance at Libra, Facebook’s cryptocurrency project. After participating in a meeting in which the G7 countries met, in part, to discuss crypto regulation, Mr. Scholz issued a statement in which he called Libra ‘a wolf in sheep’s clothing’. Nonetheless, finance ministers and central bank bosses from...Read More
Facebook shook the world last year after announcing plans to introduce a “single global digital currency” dubbed Libra. However, the social media giant’s efforts were quickly scalded by global regulators as the project received massive blowback. Facebook didn’t give up on its idea. Instead, the company decided to rebrand its two main products. Firstly, the...Read More
Although Facebook failed to launch Libra in mid-2020 as initially planned, the social media giant could do so in early 2021. Finance Times cited three people working on the project claiming that Libra’s long-awaited launch could come in January 2021 but in a scaled-down version. CryptoPotato reported before that Libra already changed its original idea...Read More
Bitcoin is censorship-resistant… The hashtag #Bitcoin is not. Over the past days, Facebook has been busy censoring all posts that include the #Bitcoin hashtag in the description. There are no distinctions: Videos, photographs, and even messages have been censored, blocking the public from accessing any information related to the cryptocurrency. Upon entering the hashtag, users...Read More
PayPal’s decision to enable its users to interact with cryptocurrencies directly on its platform continues to attract popular individuals’ attention. The latest to acknowledge the significance of this move were the Head of Facebook Financial, David Marcus, and Social Capital CEO Chamath Palihapitiya. Banks Will Follow PayPal, Says Marcus Arguably the most significant piece of...Read More
San Francisco-based venture firm, Blockchain Capital has joined Facebook’s Libra Association to make its network of experts and industry heads available to advise on the Association’s creation of a ‘global payment system,’ according to an announcement today. Libra’s head of policy and communications, Dante Disparte, said in the release that their new member, Blockchain Capital,...Read More
Seven US-based giant companies, namely Facebook Inc, Apple Inc, Amazon.com Inc, Microsoft Corp, Alphabet Inc, Tesla Inc, and Salesforce.com Inc, gained nearly $300 billion in total market cap during yesterday’s trading session on Wall Street. This only goes to show how small the digital asset field is compared to the giants, as their one-day combined...Read More
A recent report informs that Singapore has developed a fully functional blockchain-based payment network allowing faster and cheaper international settlements. The team behind it, including investment giant Temasek and US multinational bank JP Morgan, is finalizing technical details for the prototype, and the final product should arrive soon. Singapore Taps Blockchain For A Payment Network...Read More
Facebook continues with the reforms to its future cryptocurrency project as Libra’s wallet provider Calibra has been rebranded to Novi. Despite the name change, though, the subsidiary of Facebook will not revise any of its long-term commitments and goals. Calibra Becomes Novi Facebook introduced today the new name Novi, inspired by the Latin words “novus”...Read More
The pressure from the regulator on Facebook’s potential cryptocurrency project Libra has pushed the social media giant to alternate its plans. A recent report indicated that Facebook and its Libra partners are considering redesigning the acceptance of multiple currencies once the project is launched. New Plans For Libra When announced in June 2019, Libra attracted...Read More
Facebook’s potential upcoming global cryptocurrency project, Libra, has received positive news from Shopify. The Canadian multinational e-commerce giant announced today that it would join the Libra association to create a safe and accessible payment network. Shopify To Cooperate With Libra Almost immediately after its announcement in mid-2019, Libra became a target of regulators across the...Read More
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has reportedly submitted a framework to oversee digital wallets holding large amounts of value. If approved, it would also include Facebook’s controversial stablecoin, Libra, and its digital wallet – Calibra. APRA To Oversee Calibra? Upon its announcement, Facebook’s Libra quickly attracted the attention of watchdogs. The social media mogul...Read More
Last year was pretty dismal for the bitcoin and crypto industry in India. Regulatory procrastination and a negative outlook from politicians have stifled the ecosystem and innovation, will 2020 be any better? BITCOIN BATTLING IN INDIA The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has been relentless with its disapproval towards bitcoin and the crypto industry over...Read More
The calendar turned a new leaf, yet Facebook proposed Libra cryptocurrency is not out of the scrutiny. Libra continues to receive negative responses, this time from German Central Bank’s President Jens Weidmann. The Bundesbank President “wants to slow down the Facebook proposed crypto through regulations” claims a local report. As per the report, Weidmann believes...Read More
The slightly negative attention from institutions towards Facebook’s Libra continues with the German Central Bank’s President Jens Weidmann, saying that they have to slow it down with further regulations. He also notes that banks must improve their payment systems and the E.U. should be more considerate regarding launching e-euro. Weidmann On Digital Euro Ever since...Read More
Swiss president has strong views of the Facebook developed cryptocurrency, Libra. Ueli Maurer, Switzerland’s finance minister, and outgoing president commented on the Libra calling it as a Failed Project. According to him, “I don’t think (It has a chance in its current form), because central banks will not accept the basket of currencies underpinning it.”...Read More
France will soon be monitoring social media accounts to catch suspected tax evaders. The endeavor could label anyone as suspicious who so much as posts a “taxation is theft” meme or a poses with a nice car. The country’s budget minister, Gérald Darmanin, called the court-approved experiment ‘one more tool to fight fraud.’ Exemplified by...Read More
Despite regulatory uncertainty, the developers of Facebook’s Libra project continue forward. Recently, the Libra team released its second Roadmap, with points preparing for mainnet launch. Facebook’s Libra, which still has no hard and fast dates for an actual launch, continues to build up its community. A recent blog post by its developers suggest the project...Read More
Facebook tends to make a lot of headlines for the wrong reasons. This time is no different, as a data theft event affects roughly 29,000 employees’ data. It would appear that the social media giant has a data breach on its hand with quite a big impact. Another PR Nightmare for Facebook The personal financial...Read More
During the crypto hype bubble and Bitcoin’s meteoric rise, speculation ran wild due to the incredible potential the emerging technology could bring to the world, if only the technology could find its “killer app” – something that makes the technology a must-have addition to daily life.The post appeared first on NewsBTCRead More
At her first press conference as head of the European Central Bank (ECB), Christine Lagarde outlined her plans to lead the ECB “ahead of the curve” in the field of digital currency. “There is clearly a demand out there that we have to respond to,” she said, referring to stablecoins. Also read: Regulatory Roundup –...Read More
