Here's What Facebook Might Be Exploring When It Comes to Blockchain Technology

Some early players weigh in

Two weeks ago, Facebook sent ripples through the cryptocurrency and blockchain world by revealing its own plans to dive into the emerging sector—sort of. 

On May 8, David Marcus, who headed up Facebook’s Messenger for the past four years, tweeted his plans to set up a “small group” within Facebook to “explore” how to best leverage blockchain technology. The announcement came right after Facebook’s annual developer conference in California and right before Blockchain Week in New York.

“After nearly four unbelievably rewarding years leading Messenger, I have decided it was time for me to take on a new challenge,” Marcus said in a Facebook post.

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