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Story: Should the Efforts Win Facebook Cryptocurrency Become Most Mainstream

By Steven Anderson

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The Facebook, social media giant is working on launching their payments platform.  Financial firms and merchants will be assisting Facebook with launching the platform.

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Should the effort meet its ends, will turn the situation upside down for the traditional systems that integrate the world of e-commerce with their end customers.

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More than 80 well-known companies are currently lobbying to influence the cryptocurrency industry.

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Taxation is one of the biggest concerns studied in the process. The IRS guidelines at present do not provide a reference to any newer developments in the cryptocurrency industry.

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Marie Wieck, General Manager of IBM Blockchain, stated that they had not spent a lot in Fintech lobbying, but were involved in pro-blockchain initiatives in Arkansas.

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Wieck stated thus:  "We've been involved in blockchain for Arkansas, which is an initiative working with the universities and the state government on how to encourage and…

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Association of National Advertisers, Alibaba, Freedom Works, Intuit, Mastercard, IBM, the Entertainment Software Association and U.S.

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South Korea has authorized nearly 9 Fintech blockchain firms to function as a regulatory sandbox in the country.

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The Woori Bank will provide cryptocurrency to cash exchange services with which people will be able to withdraw cash at the restaurants and parking lots near the airport.

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Recent news doing the rounds is that Samsung, the electronics giant might end up developing a public-private blockchain complete and issuing its cryptocurrency.

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It is Giants venturing into the industry with strategic plans in a powerful way.

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