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Facebook Hires Former PayPal Employees For Blockchain Team

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Facebook is shoring up its secretive blockchain team with hires from PayPal, according to a report by Bloomberg , and the company might be planning to release its own type of cryptocurrency, which could be announced as soon as the next quarter. Tomer Barel, who spent almost 10 years watching risk and fraud for PayPal, was also hired.

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Bitcoin Daily: China Regulator Eyes Digital Currency Veteran As Chief; Crypto Firm Founder Charged With ICO Fraud

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Yao’s hiring was anticipated because of his contribution to the development of the central bank digital currency (CBDC) and his deep understanding of FinTech and blockchain, according to Caijing. Cybercriminals that commit payment fraud with banking and money transfer apps like Tikkie can face one to four years in prison.

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Invoice Financing Via Blockchain Targets SMB Cash Flow Problems

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USD equivalent to help fund its efforts to help companies secure loans against invoices (through linkups with investors) using blockchain and artificial intelligence. Blockchain applications like smart contracts can help transactions to be completed faster and more efficiently.

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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. Pump and dump is a type of fraud that manipulates the price of an asset through a rush of high-volume purchases by fraudsters.

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Bitcoin Daily: Haiti Home To Blockchain Surge; Fraudsters Use Fake Crown Prince Story To Steal Users’ Bitcoin

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Haiti has seen a blockchain boom. Another initiative, the Blockchain Cotton Project (BCP), is set to help the country produce millions of pounds in cotton. Plastic Bank has partnered with IBM to launch a recycling initiative via blockchain. Plastic Bank has partnered with IBM to launch a recycling initiative via blockchain.

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Bitcoin Daily: Overstock CEO Shares Movement In Bitcoin Efforts; Russia Might Be Open To Crypto Trading

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Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne said that he welcomes Facebook ’s entry into the cryptocurrency market. Byrne told CNN Business that the social media giant’s launch of its own digital currency validates the space — and Overstock would be open to partnering with Facebook on the project. I perpetrated a fraud.

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Chipotle Hacked, Wells Re-org’ed And Canada Just Says No To The Blockchain

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Last week we saw hackers prove there’s no such thing as vacation when there’s consumer data to steal, Wells Fargo continued its great rebuilding with a round of executive reorganization and Canadians said “no thank you” to the blockchain — but very politely, as is their custom. Chipotle will be liable for any fraud that results.