{"id":40375,"date":"2022-07-30T15:23:14","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T15:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=40375"},"modified":"2022-07-30T15:23:14","modified_gmt":"2022-07-30T15:23:14","slug":"facebook-and-diem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/facebook-and-diem","title":{"rendered":"Facebook and Diem"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a18cbd7d1161\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a18cbd7d1161\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a18cbd7d1161\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/facebook-and-diem\/#Facebook_and_Diem\" title=\"Facebook and Diem\">Facebook and Diem<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/facebook-and-diem\/#Diems_technology_has_changed_dramatically_over_the_past_year\" title=\"Diem&#8217;s technology has changed dramatically over the past year\">Diem&#8217;s technology has changed dramatically over the past year<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/facebook-and-diem\/#Its_partnering_with_Silvergate_Bank_to_launch_a_US_dollar-pegged_stablecoin_in_2021\" title=\"It&#8217;s partnering with Silvergate Bank to launch a U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin in 2021\">It&#8217;s partnering with Silvergate Bank to launch a U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin in 2021<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/facebook-and-diem\/#Its_considering_selling_its_assets_to_return_money_to_investors\" title=\"It&#8217;s considering selling its assets to return money to investors\">It&#8217;s considering selling its assets to return money to investors<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Facebook_and_Diem\"><\/span>Facebook and Diem<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/QJBNxUD.jpg\" alt=\"how facebook diem diem novikuhncoindesk\" style=\"width:auto; max-height:284px; max-width:39% height:auto; margin:0px 10px;\"> <\/p>\n<p>Facebook has lost the public&#8217;s trust, and the company has been accused of compromising the integrity of democratizing finance. While Facebook is certainly a powerful force in the world of technology, its mindset has led it to lose public trust and its ability to democratize finance. The company is currently looking at the options for a new business model that will avoid this problem, and one such option is a stablecoin. A Stanford professor has written extensively about stablecoins and the importance of regulatory compliance. While Facebook has become synonymous with privacy issues, diem seems to be a far cry from that. The company also appears to have a firewall around data, thereby preventing the misuse of such information by unintentional third parties.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Diems_technology_has_changed_dramatically_over_the_past_year\"><\/span>Diem&#8217;s technology has changed dramatically over the past year<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Diem project is a blockchain-based payment system that aims to simplify financial transactions by providing instantaneous, low-cost, and highly secure transactions. Developed by First Digital Assets Group, the project&#8217;s technology is undergoing a rapid transformation from a naive blockchain to an advanced one. The company is currently working to implement the technology in merchants to make it easier for consumers to use Diem.<\/p>\n<p>Since the company&#8217;s announcement last year, Diem has shrunk dramatically. Its initial vision was to launch a global digital currency tied to a basket of fiat currencies. It has shed its previous name, Libra, and undergone a number of significant changes. Among these are the resignation of several executives and board members. Despite the rapid transition, Diem remains one of the most promising digital currencies.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Its_partnering_with_Silvergate_Bank_to_launch_a_US_dollar-pegged_stablecoin_in_2021\"><\/span>It&#8217;s partnering with Silvergate Bank to launch a U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin in 2021<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This partnership is an obvious move for the social media giant, which has 2.8 billion active users worldwide. It also allows the company to leverage its network and a growing number of digital currency users to expand its services to a new customer segment. The company has outlined three possible ways it will monetize stablecoins, including through fees and reserve deposits.<\/p>\n<p>Diem is a cryptocurrency project developed by Facebook with strong ties to the social media giant. It was born out of Facebook&#8217;s Libra digital currency project. The nonprofit is composed of 26 members. In November, Diem Association announced that it has entered an agreement with Silvergate Capital Corp. to exclusively issue the Diem U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin in 2021. Stablecoins are cryptocoins whose value is anchored to another asset, usually fiat currency or gold.<\/p>\n<p>The partnership would make it possible for Facebook to issue and trade digital currencies. Silvergate would manage the reserves and issue the stablecoin, while Facebook would handle payments. Its plans for the project met with resistance from federal banking regulators. However, the company hopes to launch the stablecoin by the end of the year. If the partnership works out, the two companies are poised for a successful launch.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Its_considering_selling_its_assets_to_return_money_to_investors\"><\/span>It&#8217;s considering selling its assets to return money to investors<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In June, Facebook announced a new project, the Libra project. This project proposed creating a stablecoin backed by fiat currencies. This project sparked international regulatory backlash, and was delayed until lawmakers could come to terms with the risk. Many of the original members of the project left due to regulatory risks, and the Libra Association narrowed its scope to create stablecoins backed by a single asset or fiat currency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Facebook and Diem Facebook has lost the public&#8217;s trust, and the company has been accused of compromising the integrity of democratizing finance. 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