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Blockchain to be Integrated into Facebook Login

Blockchain to be integrated into facebook login

Blockchain to be Integrated into Facebook Login

Blockchain to be integrated into facebook login

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg reveals in an interview with Jonathan Zittrain, a professor at Harvard, that he’s willing to put the login on the blockchain. Zuckerberg revealed that the technology could give the social media users sole powers when yielding and giving information access to third-party Apps.


In May 2018, the media giant formed a blockchain team headed by David Marcus – ex-Vice President of Messenger. The primary objective of the team was to explore the best techniques to leverage blockchain technology with social network. 


“Like many other companies, Facebook is exploring ways to leverage the power of blockchain technology,” a spokesman
revealed.   

Facebook to Create its Own Cryptocurrency 


Last year, the media giant was also delving into the possibility of
creating its own digital currency for payments. But this is the first signal that the company could incorporate blockchain as part of its login and data sharing system.   


In an i
nterview, Zuckerberg revealed confirmation was a use of the technology that he is greatly interested in, even though he hasn’t discovered the best way for this to operate. The suggested system would substitute Facebook Connect with distributed ledger technology.   


The system will enable users to select which Apps to give access to and also set the limit of data shared. Various
third-party services are already designing similar systems to safeguard individuals’ personal information, but Facebook joining the bandwagon would be a substantial change in the field.   


Zuckerberg further explained:   


“You basically take your information, you store it on some decentralized system and you have the choice of whether to log in in different places and you’re not going through an intermediary. There’s a lot of things that I think would be quite attractive about that.”  


In December, Facebook begun a struggle of hunting blockchain technology specialists to work on its new project, as
reported by Coinidol. There has been much hype on the growing of startups and initial coin offerings established monthly, and this triggers the media giant to join the trend.

Published at Fri, 22 Feb 2019 18:07:13 +0000

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Cryptocurrency adoption is slowly growing all over the world. More specifically, various countries are regulating bitcoin or preparing to do so. In the UAE region, it seems there is a genuine interest in various cryptocurrencies as well. BitOasis, one of the biggest local exchanges, has announced they will integrate XRP soon. Although no further details were announced, this is a pretty big development. After all, Ripple’s asset is now the world’s second-largest currency by market cap.

It is always interesting to see how cryptocurrency thrives in the UAE region. Although we hardly hear anything from this region, things are progressing nicely. In fact, one of the region’s biggest exchanges will improve its position on the market moving forward. Adding new currencies is always a big step for any exchange all over the world. Surprisingly, this process happens less often than one would assume at this point in time.

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In the case of BitOasis, an interesting addition will occur very soon. More specifically, the company announced they will enable XRP support very soon. Ripple’s native asset has been of great interest to investors and speculators alike. Especially now that the asset reaches new all-time highs, things will get very interesting. It is unclear how much demand for XRP there is in the UAE, though. If BitOasis plans to add it, there must be sufficient demand to make it happen.

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One big unknown is when Ripple’s asset will go live on BitOasis. All we know is the information from the above tweet. There is no official timeline for this integration whatsoever. As most cryptocurrency users will know, “soon” has many different meanings in this industry. It may happen next week, or next month, or by Christmas 2018. Either way, it is good to see BitOasis take such an important step forward. Providing more XRP liquidity can only be considered to be a good thing for Ripple’s native asset.

This news comes at an interesting time for the exchange. More specifically, BitOasis disabled deposits and withdrawals for some customers a week ago. This affects users with an EmiratesNBD account. The reason for this drastic step is due to the bank blocking customer transfers and withdrawals. It is not the first time a financial institution takes such a step without any specific reason. Unfortunately, it is one of the issues cryptocurrency enthusiasts have to deal with, for now. It will be interesting to see how the addition of XRP affects this exchange moving forward.

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