Amazon kavatseb sel aastal vastu võtta Bitcoini makseid, väidab insider

An anonymous source within Amazon has reportedly ütles London business newspaper City A.M. that the e-commerce giant is planning to accept Bitcoin (BTC) payments by the end of 2021, possibly setting the stage for broader mainstream acceptance of crypto transactions. 

“This isn’t just going through the motions to set up cryptocurrency payment solutions at some point in the future – this is a full-on, well-discussed, integral part of the future mechanism of how Amazon will work,” the anonymous source told City A.M., according to a report published on Sunday

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Ta märkis, et kuigi Bitcoin on Amazonase krüptoambitsioonide esimene samm, soovisid ettevõtte juhid tulevikus lisada muid väljakujunenud krüptorahasid. Jeff Bezosele viidates "direktiiv tuleb ülevalt," ütles ta ja lisas: 

"Kogu see projekt on üsna valmis veerema."

Lisaks Bitcoini maksete aktsepteerimisele uurib Amazon enda sõnul krüptoraha loomist, võib-olla juba 2022. aastal, ütles ta. 

Speculation about Amazon’s entry into the cryptocurrency market has been raging for days after a new postitamine for “Digital Currency and Blockchain Product Lead” appeared on the company’s job board last week. As per the job description, the new hire will help develop Amazon’s digital currency strategy and product roadmap. The position requires strong domain expertise in blockchain, distributed ledgers, central bank digital currencies and crypto more generally.

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This isn’t the first crypto-focused job posting at Amazon. As Cointelegraph reported, the e-commerce giant in February recruited for a technical lead to help develop its new “Digital and Emerging Payments” platform.

Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/amazon-plans-to-accept-bitcoin-payments-this-year-claims-insider