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Blockchain Gives Facebook Options — And Some Competitive Heft

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At least one thing is clear about Facebook ’s new interest in blockchain: It will help the social media giant keep up with the Joneses. No one outside Facebook has yet cracked why the company is creating a blockchain unit and putting David Marcus, one of its senior executives, in charge of it. “Could it be?

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Ripple Files Lawsuit Against YouTube For Not Removing Crypto Scams Fast Enough

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Ripple announced on Tuesday (April 21) that it is filing a lawsuit against YouTube , alleging that the popular video platform isn’t doing its due diligence to identify and remove crypto-related scams, according to a company blog post. The scams often impersonate legitimate companies and have fake social media accounts.

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Bitcoin Daily: Blockchain Energy Firm Partners With Thai Oil And Gas Company; Binance Poised To Make US Debut

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Thai state-owned oil and gas company PTT and blockchain energy nonprofit Energy Web Foundation (EWF) have announced that they are teaming up to build a blockchain-based renewables platform. Tom Grundy, founder of crowdfuded media outlet Hong Kong Free Press (HKFP), complained on social media Wednesday (Sept.

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Bitcoin Daily: Rabobank Abandons Crypto Wallet Plans; Thai Bank Teases Ripple-Powered Blockchain Pilot

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We have learned valuable lessons about our customers and the crypto market, and on how to design blockchain and crypto applications,” they said. In other news, Thailand‘s oldest bank, Siam Commercial Bank (SCB), will be experimenting with blockchain technology, powered by Ripple.

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Bitcoin Daily: Japan’s LINE Approved For Crypto License; Binance To Soon Launch US Branch

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which oversees LINE’s digital asset and blockchain business units. Last month, the company revealed that it has also been working to launch five new decentralized apps (“dApps”) in the following service categories: prediction, Q&A, product review, food review, and location review using social media.

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Facebook To Allow Some Crypto Ads

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In a blog post , Rob Leathern, Facebook’s director of product management, said the social media giant is refining its approach to allowing crypto ads on its platform after it announced in January it was banning cryptocurrency ads that promoted binary options and initial coin offering (ICO).

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Digitizing the flow of goods, information and money with blockchain

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Blockchain is one of the hottest movements in the financial services industry, but people continue to question where it exists on the hype cycle at every major conference I attend. Also, stop by booth 535 to see live demos and speak with blockchain experts. Digitizing the Flow of Goods, Information and Money with Blockchain.