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Meta's Novi Cryptocurrency Wallet Is Shutting Down: What You Need To Know
Sunday, July 3, 2022 - 5:52pm | 271Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) owned Novi digital wallet will be shut down by September. The company announced that the final day to add funds would be July 20. According to Bloomberg, Meta asked Novi users to withdraw their balance as soon as possible. The company said it would “attempt...
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Why WhatsApp Is Using Novi For Crypto Payments With US Users
Thursday, December 9, 2021 - 1:50pm | 454Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: FB) is allowing a limited number of users based in the U.S. to send and receive money using its Novi digital currency wallet. What Happened: In an announcement on Thursday, Stephane Kasreil, the head of Meta’s cryptocurrency and fintech unit, said a few WhatsApp...
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Key Facebook Executive Behind Digital Currency And Wallet Project To Depart Company This Month
Tuesday, November 30, 2021 - 10:39pm | 633David Marcus, the co-creator of Facebook Inc’s (NASDAQ: FB) digital currency project Diem, is leaving the company at the end of December. What Happened: Marcus, who led Facebook’s cryptocurrency wallet project Novi, announced the decision to leave the company — rebranding as...
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Facebook Pilots Novi Crypto Wallet With Coinbase, But Senators Urge Zuckerberg To 'Immediately Discontinue'
Wednesday, October 20, 2021 - 10:23am | 529Social media giant Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) has launched a pilot of its Novi crypto wallet in the U.S. and Guatemala but is already facing strong opposition from five Democratic U.S. senators. What Happened: David Marcus, head of Facebook Financial, announced the Novi pilot program on...
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Facebook Confirms: Novi Wallet To Launch With Diem Crypto Network
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 - 6:51pm | 333Social media giant Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) made an announcement about two projects, one of which many had thought been put on hold indefinitely. What Happened: According to a Tuesday Cointelegraph report, a Facebook spokesperson confirmed the company has not...
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Why Novogratz Is Bullish On Facebook As A Crypto Play
Wednesday, April 7, 2021 - 1:51am | 463Billionaire Mike Novogratz said he purchased shares of Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) as a cryptocurrency play, Bloomberg reported Tuesday. What Happened: The CEO and founder of cryptocurrency investment firm Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd. (OTC: BRPHF) told Bloomberg that he bought stock in the...
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What New Products And Updates Could Debut At Facebook Developer Conference?
Wednesday, March 24, 2021 - 1:05pm | 455Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) will host a virtual event for developers in June that could show off new updates and products. What Happened: Facebook will host developers at a single-day, virtual-only conference on June 2, TechCrunch reports. The event is called “F8 Refresh” and it will...
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Facebook Forms New Group To Rationalize Payments Across Apps
Monday, August 10, 2020 - 11:13pm | 413Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) has formed a new group, led by the co-creator of the company's Libra cryptocurrency project, David Marcus, to streamline its payments operations across app offerings, Bloomberg reported Monday. What Happened The group, dubbed "...
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A Mysterious Manufacturing Plant, The Country's Largest, Is Planned For Mid-Michigan
Monday, July 24, 2017 - 11:12am | 646A multibillion-dollar industrial project is in planning stages in mid-Michigan’s Shiawassee County that would rank as the country’s largest manufacturing plant if completed, but details are scarce. “Project Tim” is a renewable energy development that would cost between $4.5...