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Facebook forms team to develop Blockchain applications

Facebook is moving to mount Blockchain bandwagon. David Marcus, the head of Facebook’s messaging app Messenger has recently announced that the social media site is exploring possible applications for blockchain technology, as firstly reported by Recode.

Marcus shared a post on his personal Facebook page saying that “I’m setting up a small group to explore how to best leverage blockchain across Facebook, starting from scratch.”

Marcus has been leading Messenger for almost four years. In December, he joined cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase as a board member. Facebook, however, hasn’t revealed how interested it is in applying blockchain.

The move comes as Facebook implements a broader shake-up of their product team. From now on, the company will operate under three divisions: a “family of apps” group, “central product services” and “new platforma and infra,” as reported by Recode.

Earlier this year, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said he would be looking into digital currencies in order to explore their potential for empowering individuals. He stated that the power of decentralized systems like cryptocurrency could help take power away from the centralized system and place it back in the hands of individuals.

Meanwhile, Facebook had also initiated a blanket ban on ads for cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings (ICOs). The ban came as a surprise to some, as Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg had previously expressed interest in cryptocurrencies. Zuckerberg reportedly wanted to study how the decentralized nature of cryptocurrency could empower individuals and “how best to use them in our services.”

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Sajeel Syed

I am a writer at TechJuice, overseeing IT, Telecom, Cryptocurrency, and other tech-related features here. When I'm not working, I spend some of my time with good old Xbox 360 and the rest in social activism. Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sajeelshamsi

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