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Amazon is looking to form a crypto strategy by hiring an expert
Amazon is the largest e-commerce company globally. And with such a scale, if it adopts cryptocurrency, then there is really nothing stopping this new technology from reaching its full potential. Recent reports have suggested that the digital payment team at Amazon is looking into cryptocurrencies to form a crypto strategy. They are planning to hire a crypto expert in order to develop products related to the same. One of the company’s spokesperson said that they “are exploring what this(cryptocurrency) could look like on Amazon”.
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Amazon appears to be expanding into cryptocurrency and blockchain products, according to a job posting first reported on by
According to the listing, Amazon is looking to hire a “Digital Currency and Blockchain Product Lead” who will “innovate on behalf of customers within the payments and financial system.” The Seattle-based position would be a part of the Amazon Payment Acceptance & Experience Team, and would “develop Amazon’s Digital Currency and Blockchain strategy and product roadmap.”
“You will leverage your domain expertise in Blockchain, Distributed Ledger, Central Bank Digital Currencies and Cryptocurrency to develop the case for the capabilities which should be developed, drive overall vision and product strategy, and gain leadership buy-in and investment for new capabilities,” the listing states.