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Facebook, Inc. is an American online social media and social networking service company based in Menlo Park, California. It was founded by Mark Zuckerberg, along with fellow Harvard College students and roommates Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes.

Facebook is a popular free social networking website that allows registered users to create profiles, upload photos and video, send messages and keep in touch.

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Bitcoin Daily: Russia Central Bank Mulls Digital Currency; FB Crypto Under Fire
Bitcoin Daily: Russia Central Bank Mulls Digital Currency; FB Crypto Under Fire
June 18, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Economist Nouriel Roubini has called out Facebook’s soon-to-be announced cryptocurrency, GlobalCoin, saying it is not really crypto. “It has nothing to do with blockchain. Fully...

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What The Launch Of Facebook’s Libra Means For Payments
What The Launch Of Facebook’s Libra Means For Payments
June 18, 2019  |  Facebook

The endless speculation over Facebook’s plans to build a new set of global payments rails and launch a global cryptocurrency comes to an end today...

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Potential Facebook Crypto Launch Pushes Bitcoin Over $9,000
Potential Facebook Crypto Launch Pushes Bitcoin Over $9,000
June 17, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin, the world’s most well known digital currency, has crossed the $9,000 mark for the first time in over a year, according to a report...

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Data Worries Keep Facebook Crypto Partners At Bay
Data Worries Keep Facebook Crypto Partners At Bay
June 17, 2019  |  Facebook

Facebook’s GlobalCoin project has to overcome some big issues before its official launch. CoinDesk spoke to seven knowledgeable sources about GlobalCoin, also known as Project...

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Former FTC Chairman Seeks Balance In Big Tech Debate
Former FTC Chairman Seeks Balance In Big Tech Debate
June 14, 2019  |  Regulation

In the debate between breaking up Big Tech and homing in more on privacy regulation, some observers propose seeking a balance. Former Federal Trade Commission...

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Facebook Taps Banking Lobbyist In Crypto Push
Facebook Taps Banking Lobbyist In Crypto Push
June 14, 2019  |  Facebook

In Facebook’s reported latest move to roll out a digital currency next year, the social media company has recruited a banking lobbyist: Standard Chartered veteran...

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Facebook’s Libra Attracts High-Profile FinServ Support
Facebook’s Libra Attracts High-Profile FinServ Support
June 14, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

According to reports out in The Wall Street Journal this morning, Facebook has found some big-name backers for its Libra cryptocurrency project set to debut...

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Facebook Kicked Out Of S&P Ethics Index
Facebook Kicked Out Of S&P Ethics Index
June 13, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Facebook has been removed from a list of companies that are indexed by S&P Dow Jones Indices as socially responsible, according to a report by...

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Facebook To Buy Stake in India’s Meesho Marketplace
Facebook To Buy Stake in India’s Meesho Marketplace
June 13, 2019  |  eCommerce

Social media company Facebook is going to buy a stake in Meesho, an Indian eCommerce startup that connects people re-selling a variety of items with...

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