It looks like the world's most popular e-commerce platform could soon start accepting cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin or Dogecoin, as the company is looking to hire a digital currency and blockchain product lead.
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Highlighted by IANS, the most recent job listing was put up by Amazon¡¯s Payments Acceptance and Experience Team who are looking for an ¡°experienced product leader to develop Amazon¡¯s Digital currency and Blockchain strategy and product roadmap.¡±
It added, "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 the overall vision and product strategy, and gain leadership buy-in and investment for new capabilities."
As per the job description, it looks like the product lead would work in tandem with teams across Amazon, which would include Amazon Web Services, in order to form a roadmap for customer experience, technical strategies as well as launch strategies.?
According to an Amazon spokesperson in a conversation with Business Insider, the role was inspired by the innovation that¡¯s going on in the crypto space and to understand how it would work out for Amazon.
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The job listing also highlighted that the digital currency and blockchain product lead would "need to operate with a high level of autonomy and operate analytically, working backwards from data and customer insights to build new and innovative solutions to unsolved problems".
Amazon isn¡¯t the only company that has suddenly shown interest in crypto -- Cupertino giant Apple had a similar listing in the month of May for a business development manager who had experience working in or with alternative payment providers like digital wallets, fast payments, cryptocurrencies and BNPL.?
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At the time of writing this, Bitcoin sits at a value of $38,814.60. It touched this valuation for the first time in six weeks, especially after the drop of below $30,000 that had many fear Bitcoin would plummet even further.?
One of the reasons contributing to this was Elon Musk promising the resumption of bitcoin acceptance for purchasing Tesla cars if it's mined from electricity developed without the use of fossil fuels.