By CCN Markets: Analysts at Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) Capital Markets predict that Facebook’s upcoming cryptocurrency, GlobalCoin, could be the company’s most significant achievement yet. In a message to investors, RBC managing director Ma…
By CCN Markets: Facebook has just hired a senior UK bank lobbyist ahead of GlobalCoin launch to help the company cope with European regulations. According to the Financial Times, Facebook will employ Standard Chartered European Head of Corporate and Pu…
By CCN Markets: Facebook’s GlobalCoin cryptocurrency will likely pay interest to its users. That’s the prediction of Wyoming Blockchain regulator and crypto champion Caitlin Long. The social media company is gearing up to announce its much-hyped crypto…
By CCN: Ripple (XRP) and most other cryptocurrencies should be looking over their shoulders now that Facebook has announced it is launching GlobalCoin (or Libra), according to Bitcoin expert Max Keiser. In Keiser’s opinion, GlobalCoin will render altco…
By CCN: Facebook’s plans to launch the GlobalCoin cryptocurrency are moving full-steam ahead. According to the Financial Times, the social media giant has already initiated talks with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The outgoing chairm…
By CCN: Excitement for Facebook’s forthcoming cryptocurrency, dubbed GlobalCoin, may have hit its first roadblock in adoption. Poor Demographics for GlobalCoin According to research published on May 28 by cryptocurrency analytics firm Diar, Facebook’s …
By CCN: Zcash developer Zooko Wilcox, who has previously opined that cryptocurrencies can be used to evade taxes, posted an “unpopular opinion” to Twitter today: Facebook’s crypto project is “awesome.” Facebook Coin: “Awesome”? Unpopular op…
By CCN: Facebook’s cryptocurrency ambitions could translate into reality as soon as next year. The BBC reports that the social media behemoth is on track to start testing its bitcoin rival – known internally as GlobalCoin – by the end of the year befor…