Co-founder of the Wyoming Blockchain Coalition, Caitlin Long, a 22-year Wall Street veteran who has been active in Bitcoin since 2012, has made six predictions about Facebook and the impact of its upcoming cryptocurrency: GlobalCoin. The new stablecoin is designed to facilitate global payments and transfers, allowing people to send money across borders, just like email. According to a report by WirtschaftsWoche, Laura McCracken, Facebook’s head of financial services and payment partnerships for Northern Europe, says GlobalCoin will be tied to a basket of fiat currencies, eliminating the volatility of leading ... (full story)