Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency project has drawn vast political pushback, but also more tangible government action as nations globally consider central bank supported digital currencies. It’s also sparking a potential bottom-up approach in New York.

In what’s been named the “fourth Industrial Revolution,” the opportunity for fintech to continue to disrupt the payments landscape and deliver solutions that move money quickly and securely will only continue to grow, says AvidXchange's Dan Drees.

Stablecoins, with their instant settlement and high liquidity, averts the issues that have long plagued cross-border transactions

The social network could achieve many of its goals by working within newer bitcoin protocols, says The Bitcoin Association's Jimmy Nguyen.

The largest digital token has posted gains of more than 9,000,000% since July 2010, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

The technology has graduated from early movers and is large enough to make a difference in authentication, argues Findora's Charles Liu.

The San Francisco-based Ripple, which launched in 2012, will use the funding to add personnel to its global organization and enrich its services that power payments using blockchain technology with its XRP platform.