Facebook’s long-rumored stablecoin will be at the center of a brand new payments network, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. Project Libra, as the blockchain initiative is called internally, will reportedly involve a stablecoin backed by government currency. A source close to the situation confirmed to The Block aspects of The Journal’s report, including that Facebook...
Technology being by design a fleeting concept, journalists, entrepreneurs and investors are endlessly looking to make big bucks by noticing and investing in the famed Next Big Thing. So much so that they sometimes lose their head in the process and spew out very silly things. This happy crowd of predictors often fails to see the irony of using history, which is at heart the study of surprises and...
Read 56 technology predictions for 2020, a year that will see the world transform thanks to disruptions in technology that will impact a wide range of sectors—and we explore them all. It’s your future, discover what you’re in for. TECHNOLOGY RELEASES FOR 2020 In 2020, a number of technology breakthroughs and trends will become available to the public, for example: Cost of solar panels, per watt...
