eBay Chief: Digital Currency Will Be a "Very Powerful Thing"
eBay's chief executive officer John Donahoe has come out with an interesting statement in speaking to The Financial Times (original article is behind a paywall). Digital currency is going to be a very powerful thing, says Donahoe - a statement certainly resounding in the Bitcoin community this weekend. The company says it isn't quite ready to include Bitcoin as a part of PayPal (PayPal is an eBay-owned company), but they are exploring digital currency as a whole. That same technology could accept other digital currencies, says Donahoe. The chief says they continue to watch Bitcoin, and....
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Ebay is exploring the digital wallets niche and soon may be integrating bitcoin. Recently, Ebay has been trying to obtain a larger number of retailer clients on to its e-commerce platform, and now the company is looking to expand the number of digital currencies it accepts. In an interview with the Financial Times, John Donahoe, chief executive at eBay, said "Digital currency is going to be a very powerful thing." Corporate initiatives are boosting the interest in digital wallets in order to facilitate online shopping. Banks, retailers, mobile and technology groups companies, are competing....
Gone are the days when Bitcoin was considered as a currency for geeks and those in the darker corners of the internet. Adding eBay to the list of trading platforms for Bitcoin has been a reason to rejoice for Bitcoin enthusiasts all over the world as this move makes Bitcoin a whole lot more accessible. eBay is launching a dedicated Virtual Currency category on eBay Classifieds in the UK on 10th of February. eBay Classifieds, their Craigslist killer is providing a platform for legitimate buyers and sellers to connect for the sale of virtual currency. The Classified Ads category will....
The president of eBay has revealed that his company is preparing to expand the range of digital currencies it accepts. In an interview with the Financial Times, John Donahoe even went as far to say that PayPal could, one day, incorporate bitcoin. He said digital currency is going to be a "very powerful thing", but said the ecommerce group is first going to focus on incorporating reward points from retailer loyalty schemes into its PayPal wallet. Donahoe said using PayPal as a digital wallet will make it a lot easier for consumers to keep track of their reward points. When asked....
Seems like everyone's trying to get their hands in the crypto-currency pot today. eBay, America's favorite auction site, has opened a virtual currency section (U. S. site). This section is divided into three smaller sections: Mining contracts, miners, and currency. As you can imagine, the mining contracts section looks like scam city - false hopes and empty promises - but who knows? Maybe it's the real deal. In the miners section there appears to be some actual legitimate mining rigs, of which includes devices from ButterflyLabs, KnCMiners, and Cointerra. Finally, in the currency section....
The president and chief executive officer of Ebay, Jamie Iannone, discussed the possibility of digital currency acceptance on the online auction website and non-fungible token (NFT) sales in a recent interview published on February 27. Iannone stressed that currently, Ebay doesn’t accept cryptocurrencies but in March, the company plans to go “deeper on all of these things, payments, advertising, our focus categories.”
Ebay CEO Jamie Iannone: ‘Without Any Official Announcement, People Started Trading NFTs on the Platform’
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