Zuck What? Meta Is Reportedly Planning To Create A Digital Token Nicknamed Af...

Zuck What? Meta Is Reportedly Planning To Create A Digital Token Nicknamed Af...

Meta Platforms is preparing to integrate cryptocurrencies into its family of apps, with the goal of using them to reward creators and to facilitate lending and other financial activities. The Financial Times reported on Wednesday that Meta is considering creating “Zuck Bucks,” a virtual currency that consumers can use across its apps, as the British […]


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