Το Facebook συνεργάζεται με την Coinbase σε μια προσπάθεια δημιουργίας ενός νέου ψηφιακού πορτοφολιού που θα επιτρέπει στους χρήστες να στέλνουν money internationally without any withholding.
Facebook's Novi service, which has been running for many years, will be piloted in the US and Guatemala. according to Facebook. Novi is available to anyone in the US except those living in Alaska, Nevada, New York and the US Virgin Islands.
The tool allows users to send USDP - a fixed Bitcoin linked to the value of the US dollar - which can then be redeemed in local currency. The USDP is one of the many cryptocurrencies associated with the US dollar.
In one suspension Coinbase explains that it provides the Novi service with its proprietary, fully segregated storage capacity (cold storage) to manage private keys called Coinbase Custody.
“Coinbase Custody is a leading platform and custodian encryptions that securely manages $180 billion on its platform. Over the past nine years, Coinbase has developed deep expertise in secure and scalable cryptographic infrastructures, which we originally built to power our own applications.”
David Marcus, head of the Novi division, said that digital wallet intended to help the 1,7 billion people around the world who are unbanked but have access to a smartphone.
"We chose the USDP so that we could test a stable Bitcoin that has been running successfully for over three years and has significant consumer protection features," says Marcus.
The application is already available in the app stores of Google and Apple. Users can sign up for the Novi service using their ID.
