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PayPal Purchases Cryptocurrency Security Provider Curv

Retail TouchPoints

In October 2020, PayPal committed to helping shape the role that digital currencies will play in the future of commerce and financial services, and the company recently created a business unit focused on blockchain, crypto and digital currencies.

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Claire’s Wants to Meet ‘Gen Zalpha’ in the Metaverse

Retail TouchPoints

Claire’s S t ores has launched a new digital world called ShimmerVille in Roblox to connect with “Gen Zalpha” in the metaverse, marking the brand’s first major “investment in a phygital future.”.

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In a first for c-stores, Sheetz will accept cryptocurrency

RetailWire

Sheetz, the 600+ store chain located in Mid-Atlantic states, is working with “pure-digital” payments firm Flexa and NCR to give customers the ability to pay with a range of cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin, ether, litecoin and dogecoin, according to a company news release.

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Everything You Need to Know About Bitcoin and Blockchain in Ecommerce

Ecommerce Platforms

But now it’s shifting towards bitcoins and digital currencies. Digital currencies are the future of ecommerce. Local currencies couldn’t be converted to bitcoin easily and, as a result, no retailer would even think of accepting bitcoins as payment. Bitcoin is digitized global currency. Not convinced?

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Amazon says no near-term plans to accept Bitcoin

RetailWire

A company spokesperson did not rule out Amazon eventually accepting cryptocurrencies as payment going forward. Speculation arose last week after an Amazon job listing for a digital currency and blockchain product lead was discovered.

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eComm Weekly: PayPal's New Digital Wallet Features

GetElastic

Now, with the roll out of their new digital wallet they'll have some new features like budgeting tools, support for cryptocurrency, the Buy Now, Pay Later functionality, and to top it off, they'll have a seamless integration with all the shopping tools from their newly-acquired company, Honey.

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The 19 Ecommerce Growth Challenges of 2018, Outlined by Amazon’s Annual Report

BigCommerce

Some of the biggest highlights of Amazon’s Annual Report were company insights shared for the very first time – like information around membership and revenue around Amazon Prime, the company’s subscription service. This is an important insight (and a good reminder) to all ecommerce companies going through a period of rapid growth.