Speaking throughout an interview with CNBC after releasing his first shareholder letter as the brand new CEO of Amazon, Andy Jassy stated that whereas he doesn’t personal any cryptocurrencies or nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, he’s optimistic concerning the outlook of the {industry}. Jassy said:
“We’re not in all probability near including crypto as a cost mechanism in our retail enterprise, however I do imagine over time that you’re going to see crypto change into larger. I anticipate that NFTs will proceed to develop very considerably.”
Particularly, concerning the sale of NFTs by Amazon, Jassy claimed that “it is potential down the street on the platform.” Final November, Cointelegraph reported that Amazon was hiring a Monetary Providers Specialist who “understands the general cryptocurrency and digital asset ecosystem,” with expertise in blockchain and distributed ledger know-how.
Nevertheless, Amazon posted one other job commercial two weeks in the past that additionally solicits candidates for a similar position. Notable job tasks embody being “capable of outline industry-specific messaging and collateral that successfully talk the AWS [Amazon Web Service] worth proposition for AWS digital asset options in monetary providers.” Curiously, the job advert doesn’t state any diploma necessities, solely that of labor expertise.
Regardless of the optimism, Jassy reiterated the corporate’s stance from final July that Amazon “might be not near including crypto as a cost mechanism in our retail enterprise.” Amongst main e-commerce tech corporations, Shopify has been on the forefront of crypto adoption, with the corporate saying earlier this month that it could settle for Bitcoin (BTC) as cost on the platform through The Lightning Community and Strike. Nevertheless, the transfer has additionally triggered skepticism from customers, with some stating the authorized ramifications of funds not going by means of the Know Your Buyer course of.
