Facebook has reportedly denied entering into talks with cryptocurrency firm Stellar, Cheddar reported August 10.
Earlier today, Business insider reported that Facebook and Stellar had been considering a potential partnership to build a Facebook variant of a Stellar blockchain.
A Facebook spokesman reportedly told Cheddar that the company is "Not engaged in any discussions with Stellar, and we are not considering building on their technology."
The statement was made in response to Business Insider's report that the two companies had discussed a potential fork from the main Stellar network as part of its blockchain efforts.
Sources from Stellar reportedly told Business Insider that, "It would make sense for Facebook to record payments transactions onto a distributed ledger like Stellar."
While the news regarding Facebook's collaboration with Stellar is in question, the social media company has made some steps to embrace blockchain technology.
Last month, Evan Cheng, Facebook's Director of Engineering moved to the same position at the company's recently established blockchain team.
The establishment of the blockchain team followed the implementation of a broader shake-up of Facebook's product team, which led to the formation of three separate divisions: a "Family of apps" group, "Central product services" and "New platforma and infra."
Facebook banned crypto ads under a clause preventing advertisements for "Financial products and services frequently associated with misleading or deceptive promotional practices."
In July, Stellar obtained Sharia compliance certification in the money transfer and asset tokenization field.
Report: Facebook Denies Partnership With Stellar
Publicado en Aug 11, 2018
by Cointele | Publicado en Coinage
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