Netflix Exec Suggests Streaming Video Giant Open to Bitcoin
Netflix CFO David Wells touched on the subject of bitcoin during a question-and-answer session at an investor event earlier this month. Speaking at the 2016 Internet, Media and Telecommunications Conference, held on 6th and 7th January, Wells was asked about lessons Netflix learned amid problems launching payment services in Latin America. Wells remarked that the company is still adjusting to those lessons today, as well as experiences from integrations in Europe. He said that the world of payments is in a state of evolution, and that bitcoin could be a solution to some of the issues it....
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