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PYMNTS
AUGUST 23, 2018
The Chinese government has a complicated relationship with cryptocurrency: While it seems to be enthusiastic about the applications of blockchain technology, the country has banned initial coin offerings (ICOs) and blocked crypto trading sites.
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 16, 2020
Binance Holdings has applied for an operating license in Singapore under the country’s new payments legislation, which aims to be a comprehensive regulatory agency for digital currencies. Blockchain-based social media platform Steemit has partnered with the Tron foundation to bring users to Tron.
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PYMNTS
JUNE 20, 2019
Bank of England (BOE) Governor Mark Carney said Facebook’s newly-announced cryptocurrency, Libra, can’t be the same unregulated type of service that Facebook is, according to a report by Reuters. Unlike social media … the terms of engagement for innovations such as Libra must be adopted in advance of any launch.”.
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 11, 2019
Cryptocurrencies — Facebook’s Libra included — face at least some new headwinds as they target a mainstream embrace. It should be noted here, too, that the social media giant has tried to make the leap into financial services before. In reference to the regulatory climate, don’t expect it to ease anytime soon.
PYMNTS
MAY 16, 2018
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. According to Facebook observers this week, a natural place to test such payments would be the social media company’s Messenger and WhatsApp tools. “Could it be? Yes, longer term.
PYMNTS
JUNE 21, 2019
The dispute over the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ‘s (OCC’s) national bank charter, which became available to FinTech firms last year, has reportedly caused technology conglomerates to shy away from a tool that aims to provide nonbank firms with a more streamlined way to operate on a national level. Or does it?
PYMNTS
MAY 3, 2020
Block.one, which is behind the EOSIO (EOS) protocol, now has a patent for a blockchain-based bidding system for promotional exposure for social media, according to Cointelegraph. The system could possibly monetize every single social media post on a given network for operators as well as content creators.
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