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News Cart for June 19th

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Facebook dominates e-commerce headlines with its new cryptocurrency, Libra, which aims to address much of the criticism faced by Bitcoin and other digital currencies. Similarly, upstart e-commerce platform Verishop takes on Amazon by trying to ease seller frustrations such as counterfeiting. Hey everyone!

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The History of Ecommerce: What The Past Says About Tomorrow’s Retail Challenges

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Other ecommerce technology platform providers launched in the same era. Shopify (2006) and Magento (2008) are also recognized as market leaders alongside BigCommerce. 2011 – Google Wallet introduced as digital payment method. William Harris, Ecommerce Marketing Expert, Elumynt. Digital currencies.

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