Meta is Making 'Zuck Bucks' (theverge.com) 41
Meta may have given up on its Diem cryptocurrency, but the company is still exploring finance products, according to a new Financial Times report. The Verge: The parent company of Facebook and Instagram reportedly has a few irons in the fire, including virtual currency employees have apparently taken to calling "Zuck Bucks." Zuck Bucks, seemingly named for Meta founder, chairman, and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, are "unlikely" to be a cryptocurrency. "Instead, Meta is leaning towards introducing in-app tokens that would be centrally controlled by the company, similar to those used in gaming apps such as the Robux currency in popular children's game Roblox," according to the FT. Roblox has built a huge business selling Robux, and Meta could try to emulate some of that success on its own platforms. Meta hasn't totally distanced itself from blockchain products, as the company is also looking into posting and sharing NFTs on Facebook. The FT says the company plans to launch a pilot for doing just that in mid-May, according to a memo, and soon after, Meta will test allowing "membership of Facebook groups based on NFT ownership and another for minting" NFTs. The FT previously reported on some of Meta's NFT plans for Facebook and Instagram in January, and Zuckerberg announced in March that NFTs would be coming to Instagram.
Canadian Tire money (Score:3)
So it's like Canadian Tire money that you can only spend at Canadian Tire.
Re:Canadian Tire money (Score:5, Funny)
Except people like Canadian Tire.
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Speak for yourself.
Worse return policy of any retailer I have ever seen!
Even though I had the receipt from the day before and could prove the item was DOA (manufacturer defect), they wouldn't even take back. After an hour of escalation they finally offered an exchange, but I checked and it had the same manufacturer defect right from the box. STILL wouldn't refund the money. I called and opened a dispute with the credit card company, had them block the transaction (detailed the company policy, provided pi
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Still a better experience than being on facebook.
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It would be good too if we could get Canadian Tire to buy Microsoft.
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Still a better experience than being on facebook.
So is dragging your dick through 10 miles of broken whiskey bottles.
More like Schrute Bucks (Score:4)
At least Crappy Tire money can be exchanged for real world stuff. This is more like Schrute Bucks [fandom.com].
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I've been able to use CT money elsewhere, it's accepted in a stunning large number of situations, including casual exchange of money between people.
It's not monopoly money - Canadian Tire has had to print it on real linen paper and add security features, just like a real mint because it's being used as a secondary currency.
The sad thing is it's gone completely digital - the paper bills were neat. Now it's much harder to trade them bet
when you work at facebook we pay you with that (Score:2)
when you work at facebook we pay you with that and (yes you can use that on room and board to sleep at the office)
Re:when you work at facebook we pay you with that (Score:4, Funny)
You load 16 gigs, what do you get?
Another day older and deeper in debt
St. Peter, don't you call me 'cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the Zuckerberg store
company store scrip (Score:3)
How about to Flooz or Beenz ?
Galactic Ningis? Yap island rai stones (the O.G. blockchain ledger)?
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Gee Officer Zuckerberg... Zuck you!
I wonder what the Zuckbucks-to-Lindens exchange rate is in Second Life.
Meta stands for... (Score:5, Insightful)
"Metastasize"
Let me just say (Score:2)
Zuck You, Zuck! You Suck, and shove your Buck where the Zun don't shine.
Rehash of an old idea (Score:2)
Here is a historical example
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=... [youtube.com]
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Your right, They don't want to be confused with Duck Duck Go.
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I know, I was thinking YuckBucks too. Happens every time I visit my sister and have to use a QWERTZ keyboard.
But of course (Score:2)
You could hardly expect Zuck to forego any obvious opportunity for profit, whether from clients, users, or employees, no matter how sleazy.
Mark's email address (Score:2)
Why? (Score:2)
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Simpsons did it (Score:2)
Would you like to buy some Itchy & Scratchy Money?
What's that?
It's money made just for the park.
It works just like regular money, but it's "fun". [frinkiac.com]
April? (Score:2)
Meta is Making Zuck Bucks... (Score:2)
Meta is Making Zuck Bucks...that mother-zucker, what the zuck?
JoshK.
corporate douche (Score:1)
You don’t have to put your name on everything, Mark.
History will remember you, just not fondly.
Zuck an A! (Score:1)
How About? (Score:2)
We call them Facebook Farthings.
What, no FaceBucks? (Score:1)
Facebook is becoming Second Life (Score:2)
Finally... (Score:1)
... the covid toilet paper shortage has been solved.
Corporate scrip better than company scrip (Score:2)
Who gives... (Score:1)