{"id":7098,"date":"2021-05-03T22:05:03","date_gmt":"2021-05-03T20:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecryptowolf.net\/2021\/05\/03\/how-bitcoin-and-nfts-could-be-integrated-to-ebays-platform\/"},"modified":"2021-05-03T22:05:03","modified_gmt":"2021-05-03T20:05:03","slug":"how-bitcoin-and-nfts-could-be-integrated-to-ebays-platform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecryptowolf.net\/2021\/05\/03\/how-bitcoin-and-nfts-could-be-integrated-to-ebays-platform\/","title":{"rendered":"How Bitcoin And NFTs Could Be Integrated To eBay’s Platform"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In an interview for CNBC\u2019s Squawk Box, eBay\u2019s CEO Jamie Iannone talked about the possibility of integrating Bitcoin<\/a> and crypto payments into their platform. BTC and other digital assets have seen an unprecedented wave of adoption from institutions, companies, and payment platforms during the last year and the popular e-commerce website seems to want in into the growing trend.<\/p>\n

With over 187 million customers, e-Bay is looking to explore new payment mechanisms to give their buyers more choice when making purchases<\/a>. Iannone said that Google Pay and Apple have been integrated and cryptocurrencies payments, such as Bitcoin, might be the next logical step for the platform. Iannone added<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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One of the greatest things about our manage payment is that we are expanding the types of payment that we take (\u2026). We will continue to look at other options like cryptocurrency.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

In separate statements for Reuters, Iannone said that e-Bay is always looking to adopt the \u201cmost relevant forms of payment\u201d. However, he claims they have no immediate plans to integrate crypto payments, a project which has been contemplated for at least 6 years. Iannone reiterated that the company will keep a \u201cclose eye\u201d on this option.<\/p>\n

Bitcoin trades at $57,842 with sideways movement in the lower timeframes<\/a>. In the weekly chart, the cryptocurrency has seen a significant recovery from last week\u2019s crash with an 18.1% profit. In contrast, the 30-day chart registers a 2.1% loss.<\/p>\n

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