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Privacy Coin Monero Tops Payments at European Online Retailer Shopinbit in June

DIGIT — Sun, 14 Jul 2024 19:10:48 +0000

According to Shopinbit, a European online retailer that accepts cryptocurrency for transactions, monero (XMR) was the favored payment method in June. Shopinbit reported that XMR accounted for over 74% of all payments during that period. European Retailer Shopinbit Sees Monero Payments Skyrocket in June The European online retailer, which offers over a million products, shared […]

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AWS Seeks a Specialist to Develop Amazon’s ‘Digital Currency and Blockchain Strategy Roadmap’

DIGIT — Mon, 01 Nov 2021 22:30:31 +0000

This past summer the American multinational technology company, Amazon, published two job listings for a blockchain lead and a digital currency expert. Now Amazon Web Services (AWS) is looking for a principal digital assets specialist that can “help drive adoption across the global digital asset community.” AWS Is Looking for a Principal Digital Assets Specialist […]

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Shop.com now accepts Bitcoin payments after partnership with BitPay

DIGIT — Fri, 03 Sep 2021 08:52:00 +0000

The e-commerce portal offers the option to pay with Bitcoin, Ether, Dogecoin as well as several major dollar-pegged stablecoins.

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Amazon Job Listing Seeks Blockchain Lead – Internet Giant Looks to Create ‘Business Use Cases Across Defi’

DIGIT — Tue, 08 Jun 2021 21:30:13 +0000

Amazon is looking for a blockchain expert, according to a job posting published on the company’s employment portal. The firm wants someone who is “passionate about blockchain and decentralized networks” and someone who can build innovative “business use cases” across decentralized finance (defi). Online Marketplace Amazon Hopes to Hire a Head of Product to Lead […]

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El Corte Ingles Files for a Crypto-Related Trademark to Provide ‘Financial Services’

DIGIT — Tue, 11 May 2021 07:30:56 +0000

El Corte Inglés, the biggest department store group in Spain, seems to be entering into the cryptocurrency sphere. After filing for a related trademark with the Intellectual Property Office of the European Union, they have registered “Bitcor”. Trademark Is a ‘Preventive Registration’ According to filing request #018434202, the Spanish group store seeks to offer “Finance […]

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E-Commerce Giant Mercadolibre Buys Bitcoins Worth $7.8 Million for Treasury

DIGIT — Thu, 06 May 2021 10:30:36 +0000

Mercadolibre Inc., Latin America’s leading e-commerce company with almost 70 million users on its marketplace, has bought bitcoins worth almost $8 million for its treasury. With this move, the company has joined a growing list of corporations with the cryptocurrency on their balance sheets. Mercadolibre Holds Bitcoin on Balance Sheet Mercadolibre Inc. reported its first-quarter […]

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E-Commerce Giant Ebay Looking at Accepting Cryptocurrency for 187 Million Buyers, CEO Reveals

DIGIT — Mon, 03 May 2021 16:30:46 +0000

Ebay is looking at cryptocurrency as a payment option for its 187 million buyers on the platform, the company’s CEO has revealed. The e-commerce giant is also exploring opportunities in the non-fungible token (NFT) business. Ebay Looking Into Adding Cryptocurrency as Payment Option Ebay CEO Jamie Iannone said in a CNBC interview on Monday that […]

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Customers From Latin American E-Commerce Giant Mercado Libre Can Buy Real Estate With Bitcoin

DIGIT — Thu, 29 Apr 2021 18:30:09 +0000

The biggest e-commerce store in Latin America is the latest major company in the region to join the crypto adoption movement. Mercado Libre is now allowing its customers to buy a selected number of properties from real estate agencies with bitcoin. Properties Listed Don’t Offer Alternative Payment Methods Aside From Bitcoin According to the announcement, […]

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Amazon Is Working on Digital Currency Solutions— Pilot Project Set to Launch in Mexico

DIGIT — Sat, 13 Feb 2021 07:00:13 +0000

The e-commerce giant is preparing to explore the crypto business, as a recent job listing suggests. Amazon is looking to launch a pilot project in Mexico that seeks to build a team that develops new solutions based on “digital currencies.” E-Commerce Giant Amazon Seeks to Target Customers in ‘Emerging Markets’ According to a job posting, […]

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A new DeFi project could let smart contracts buy physical goods

DIGIT — Mon, 02 Nov 2020 13:56:21 +0000

But the solution isn’t exactly easy to grasp.

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