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A Threat to Bitcoin? Facebook Rolls Out P2P Payments on Messenger - CryptoCoinsNews

A Threat to Bitcoin? Facebook Rolls Out P2P Payments on Messenger - CryptoCoinsNews | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
You can now do much more than chat, like, share and add friends on Facebook. This past Tuesday, Facebook announced that it was introducing a feature in Messenger that would enable users send and receive money.
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What Facebook's Mobile Money Plans May Mean for Bitcoin

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Facebook is reportedly exploring a money service that would allow its users exchange monetary value.
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AllThingsD Week in Review: Nokia’s Android Phone, Bitcoin Funding and Facebook the Newspaper

AllThingsD Week in Review: Nokia’s Android Phone, Bitcoin Funding and Facebook the Newspaper | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Most people think of Facebook as a place to share photos, keep up with friends and family members, or see and share those funny, viral stories and LOLcat pictures.This is not how Facebook thinks of Facebook.
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Facebook-Integrated Wallet Makes Sending Bitcoin as Easy as Messaging

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San Francisco-based startup QuickCoin plans to bring bitcoin to the masses via its web-based ‘social wallet’ that lets connected users easily send and receive bitcoin via a simple interface.

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Facebook Stock Not So Different Than Bitcoin - New York Times

Facebook Stock Not So Different Than Bitcoin - New York Times | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it

With its extraordinary swoop on WhatsApp last week, Facebook proved its stock is not so different from the crypto-currency of the moment, Bitcoin. They can both be used for certain, specific purposes. Neither is backed by a government. Both depend on vast networks of individuals. And their worth reflects demand, which is based on murky fundamentals. The trick: monetize them while they still have value.

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