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  • According to Ross Sandler, an analyst at Barclays, “Facebook Coin” could yield anywhere from $3 billion to $19 billion in additional revenue by 2021.
  • Facebook Coin also notes that Facebook Credits” serves as a precedent for virtual currency on the social media site.

As per Barclays analyst Ross Sandler, Facebook’s stable coin project could yield anywhere from $3 billion to $19 billion in additional revenue by 2021. According to Sandler, “Facebook Coin proves successful in reinvigorating FB’s micro-payment strategy for digital content distribution.”

Sandler also notes that “Facebook Credits” serves as a precedent for virtual currency on the social media site:

“Facebook coin may simply be [looking]to process micro-transactions and re-invigorate the original business model that was in place in 2010-2012 under Facebook Credits. However, the scope of the project could be much larger, especially considering David Marcus (former CEO of PayPal) is heading up the project.”

Sandler also notes how the first version of Facebook Coin may look like:

“Based on our checks, the first version of Facebook Coin may be a single purpose coin for micro-payments and domestic p2p money transfer (in-country), very similar to the original credits from 2010 and Venmo today.”