Social media giant Facebook is expected to announce its cryptocurrency project to the public later this month and will allow its employees to get salaries in the digital currency.
According to a June 5 report by The Information, the digital coin will be used for transaction across multiple platforms of the social media company.
Moreover, the Menlo Park-headquartered firm is also planning to make its crypto decentralized as it is inviting third-parties to run entities on its network to process the transactions. However, Facebook is going to charge a fee from these node entities which might go as high as $10 million.
Rumors and reports, but nothing official
Though Facebook did not reveal anything about its blockchain projects, many media reports confirmed that it is working on ambitious projects to bring crypto to the masses. The company is reportedly developing a stablecoin called GlobalCoin.
So it looks like Facebook is entering the crypto space.
I think it’s just a matter of time till we see
GoogleCoin,
EbayCash, &
AmazonBucks. Much like each store has their own line of Credit Cards. !!!
— cryptobank4all.com (@cryptobank4all)
According to the Financial Times, Facebook is already (CFTC) to discuss regulatory needs for the digital currency. However, it is not yet decided which agency will oversee GlobalCoin.
Though the , one report detailed that the company might bring its crypto to the market next year.
The Information also specified that Facebook will put up a dedicated portal to allow buyers to get their hands on the digital coin.
To increase the adaptation of the digital currency, the social media company also reportedly in talks with global payment providers, crypto industry players, and global regulators as well.
Last month, that Facebook has set up a new fintech startup in Switzerland called ‘Libra Networks,’ to support its cryptocurrency payments plan.
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