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Digital Wallets and Cryptocurrency: DTC Brands Must Prepare for the Future of Money

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Whether you love it or are indifferent, cryptocurrency is here to stay — for better or for worse. There has been a lot of hype, especially in recent years, about the impact digitally native currencies and digitally native payment processes could have on eCommerce. What Cryptocurrency and Digital Wallets Can Offer Brands.

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Everything You Need to Know About Bitcoin and Blockchain in Ecommerce

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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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Trends Analysis: Should eCommerce Brands Get Serious About Crypto Payments?

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Cryptocurrency, and the underlying blockchain in particular, holds a certain amount of promise for eCommerce. A flash crash at the end of August saw around $10 billion wiped off the currency’s market value, adds The Independent’s Anthony Cuthbertson. This was the result of a 30-minute period in which the price dropped by $600.

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Crypto-Commerce: Banking on Blockchain for B2B Payments

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After significant hype with the rise of cryptocurrencies, there was a ‘Blockchain winter.’ B2B payments have seen consistent growth for several years (40% in the US from 2014-2020). A Stablecoin is a digital currency pegged to a ‘stable’ reserve asset, like the U.S. Stablecoins.