{"id":77793,"date":"2018-05-14T05:26:01","date_gmt":"2018-05-14T05:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/facebook-mulls-cryptocurrency\/"},"modified":"2018-05-14T05:26:01","modified_gmt":"2018-05-14T05:26:01","slug":"facebook-mulls-cryptocurrency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/en\/facebook-mulls-cryptocurrency\/","title":{"rendered":"Facebook mulls cryptocurrency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cityam.com\/assets\/uploads\/main-image\/full_width_article_body_image\/85595131-5af8ac00628e4.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Social media giant <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cityam.com\/company\/facebook\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> is launching its own cryptocurrency, according to media reports over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The move will pave the way for its billions of users around the world<br \/>to make electronic payments.<\/p>\n<p>The company is also said to be mulling other ways to leverage blockchain- the distributed ledger technology- behind cryptocurrencies.<\/p>\n<p>This comes as Facebook last week appointed David Marcus, ex-vice-president at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cityam.com\/company\/paypal\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">PayPal<\/a>, to start a new team aimed to \u201cexplore how to best leverage blockchain across Facebook, starting from scratch\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cityam.com\/285013\/uks-cryptocurrency-trade-body-urging-mps-regulate-industry\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The UK&#039;s cryptocurrency trade body is urging MPs to regulate the industry<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Facebook began to explore the impact of leveraging blockchain technology one year ago. At the time Morgan Bellen, a member of the companys corporate development team, was the only employee studying the impact of blockchain.<\/p>\n<p>Marcus, an early Bitcoin investor, joined cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase last December as a board member.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cityam.com\/285192\/cambridge-analytica-closure-does-not-mean-bosses-can-run\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Cambridge Analytica bosses cannot &quot;run and hide&quot; despite closure<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time Facebook has experimented with virtual currencies. In 2009, the company launched Facebook Credits, a feature aimed at purchasing virtual goods in games such as Farmville. However, the products limited success prompted the firm to exit the market in 2011.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for Facebook said: Facebook spokesperson: &quot;Like many other companies Facebook is exploring ways to leverage the power of blockchain technology. 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