Social media giant Facebook has launched a pilot of its Novi crypto wallet in the United States and Guatemala but is already facing strong opposition from five Democratic senators. What Happened David Marcus, head of Facebook Financial, announced the Novi pilot program on Tuesday to test the crypto wallet’s core feature functions and its own operational capabilities. The project was brought to life through partnerships with crypto exchange Coinbase Global Inc. and blockchain infrastructure platform Paxos. After downloading the Novi digital wallet app, users participating in the pilot program can fund their accounts and transact with the Paxos Dollar, a Paxos-issued stablecoin pegged to the value of the U.S. dollar. “I do want to be clear that our support for Diem hasn’t changed and we intend to launch Novi with Diem once it receives regulatory approval and goes live. We care about interoperability and we want to do it right,” …
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