# WhatsApp starts testing currency payments with Meta’s Novi wallet

# WhatsApp starts testing currency payments with Meta’s Novi wallet

“# WhatsApp starts testing currency payments with Meta’s Novi wallet ” Despite some senators in the United States opposing Meta launching its digital currency products, the development of the social media giant’s digital wallet, Novi, continues apace.  Stephane Kasriel, head of Meta’s cryptocurrency and fintech unit Novi, officially announced on Wednesday that Meta’s messenger subsidiary,…

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# Coinbase users launch online refund campaign following GYEN troubles

# Coinbase users launch online refund campaign following GYEN troubles

“# Coinbase users launch online refund campaign following GYEN troubles ” Coinbase has come under fire recently following a technology snafu that reportedly resulted in the company closing many of its customer’s accounts.  When users attempted to purchase Japanese stablecoin GYEN and Powerledger (POWR), they suffered from technical difficulties. This was then followed by an…

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# Discussion on crypto and major tech firms combine in hearing over decentralization of digital ecosystem

# Discussion on crypto and major tech firms combine in hearing over decentralization of digital ecosystem

“# Discussion on crypto and major tech firms combine in hearing over decentralization of digital ecosystem ” Blaine Luetkemeyer, a House representative from Missouri, revisited the issue of major companies exerting control over vast swaths of the internet, something he expressed concerns about encroaching in the crypto space. Speaking at a Wednesday hearing on digital…

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# CIA director says agency currently has ‘a number of different projects’ focused on crypto

# CIA director says agency currently has ‘a number of different projects’ focused on crypto

“# CIA director says agency currently has ‘a number of different projects’ focused on crypto ” Current director of the Central Intelligence Agency William Burns said his predecessor at the government agency initiated projects focused on gathering intelligence on cryptocurrency. Fielding a question on crypto at the Wall Street Journal CEO Council Summit on Monday,…

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