Will Facebook’s Coin Trigger Mass Adoption?

deathcross (77) in dpoll • 5 years ago

Will Facebook’s Coin Trigger Mass Adoption?

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The publication of some details of Facebook’s Globalcoin, the White Paper is planned for today. (The project or the cryptocurrency is allegedly called Libra now.) This will not be a classic cryptocurrency, it will be a stablecoin pegged to USD, EUR, and JPY, and the real introduction is scheduled for 2020.

But the huge advantage of Facebook is that it has approximately 2.5 billion active users globally, and so it can educate many people on the world. Many users have no bank account but they have a smartphone and Facebook. Also, the consortium behind is crypto seems to be big, with names like PayPal, Visa, MasterCard, eBay or Uber participating.

Will Facebook’s Globalcoin initiate a new wave of mass adoption of cryptocurrencies?
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No.

Yes, a lot.

Yes, but only a few people will use it.

No, Paypal, Western Union and other solutions to send money or pay online are better.

More than that: Facebook makes a coin, but real cryptos will win.

I know somebody who has Facebook but has no bank account.

I know somebody who has a bank account but has no Facebook.

Facebook is nearly dead, only the old and stupid are using it. But thanks for advertising cryptos.

It depends on the conditions, like fees, local restrictions or the stability of the coin.

Other (please, comment)

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5 years ago by deathcross (77)

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abbak7 (68) · 5 years ago

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I know somebody who has a bank account but has no Facebook.

suntree (60) · 5 years ago

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It depends on the conditions, like fees, local restrictions or the stability of the coin.

bluerobo (61) · 5 years ago

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Other (please, comment)

It is a crap shoot.
I don't think its necessary for them but I can understand why they would like it.

One advantage could be that Facebook has the resources to shape or force regulation.

A huge downside is that Facebook might abuse this and stack the deck against other cryptos.

I'm always wondering why Facebook never tried to be inspired by WeChat. That's a crazy app and doesn't need crypto

deathcross (77) · 5 years ago (edited)

Wechat: In China, users who have provided bank account information may use the app to pay bills, order goods and services, transfer money to other users, and pay in stores if the stores have WeChat payment option.

That means they aren't banking the unbanked, you need an existing bank account in Wechat. I think Facebook's future fees - and forex margins - also matter a lot. We will see the conditions, expenses, administration... And if and how many countries, dictatorships, semi-dictatorships will forbid the use of this coin.

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akomoajong (66) · 5 years ago

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Yes, a lot.

d-pend (73) · 5 years ago

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More than that: Facebook makes a coin, but real cryptos will win.

bxlphabet (66) · 5 years ago

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Yes, a lot.
More than that: Facebook makes a coin, but real cryptos will win.

vimukthi (72) · 5 years ago

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More than that: Facebook makes a coin, but real cryptos will win.
Facebook is nearly dead, only the old and stupid are using it. But thanks for advertising cryptos.

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tvpolls (36) · 5 years ago

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Yes, a lot.

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jeffjagoe (72) · 5 years ago

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No.

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tinyhouse (35) · 5 years ago

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No.

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phctop3 (59) · 5 years ago

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Yes, a lot.

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ade-greenwise (58) · 5 years ago

More than that: Facebook makes a coin, but real cryptos will win

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d-zero (68) · 5 years ago

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Yes, but only a few people will use it.

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marcusantoniu26 (62) · 5 years ago

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Other (please, comment)

Only if the Facebook coin is traded in the exchanges for Bitcoin and others

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xplosive (62) · 5 years ago

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Other (please, comment)

We will see. I don't know (yet). Who knows? Probably no one.
If I (or anyone) would know the answer for this question (for example "Yes" or "More than that", then I (or anyone) would probably buy certain cryptocurrencies, and then I (or anyone) would probably become a millionaire later.

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deathcross (77) · 5 years ago

I suppose we don't know enough, like transaction fees, use cases.

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cryptoreaper (33) · 5 years ago

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More than that: Facebook makes a coin, but real cryptos will win.

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maxer27 (64) · 5 years ago

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More than that: Facebook makes a coin, but real cryptos will win.
Facebook is nearly dead, only the old and stupid are using it. But thanks for advertising cryptos.

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n1hal (54) · 5 years ago

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Facebook is nearly dead, only the old and stupid are using it. But thanks for advertising cryptos.

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akdx (66) · 5 years ago

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Yes, a lot.

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foxkoit (70) · 5 years ago

Other ( Can you own your pages in Facebook ? I think no... YOu own you pages there just 4% all rest belongs to them, they can't even do such a simple thing that I can own my pages... Sorry I not want this Facebook Coin. )

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direwolfslair (54) · 5 years ago

Other: Depending how you get coin, if it's through content making like steemit, I will jump on the train. And that's also the only way facebook can get me on facebook to post stuff.

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deathcross (77) · 5 years ago

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Yes, a lot.
Yes, but only a few people will use it.
It depends on the conditions, like fees, local restrictions or the stability of the coin.

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russia-btc (60) · 5 years ago

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Facebook is nearly dead, only the old and stupid are using it. But thanks for advertising cryptos.

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