BigCommerce

APRIL 26, 2018

On May 18th, Amazon released its Annual Report for the past fiscal year (2017). Data shows that as of 2017, Amazon’s global retail revenue continued to climb, as seen below (note the reporting change in Q1 of 2017). Data shows that sales jumped from $135 billion to $178 billion between 2016 and 2017 alone. Image source.

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Ecommerce Platforms

OCTOBER 23, 2017

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. million as of June 2017. Now, why is this great?

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eCommerce Guider

MAY 27, 2018

Blockchain is not Bitcoin – The difference between Blockchain and Bitcoin is that Blockchain is the technology that underpins the digital currency that is Bitcoin and makes the existence of Bitcoin even possible. At the end of 2017, Forbes posted an article titled “ Why Blockchain Is Real and Bitcoin Is A Mirage.”.

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OrderDynamics

JANUARY 17, 2018

BlockChain and Digital Currency. This is so much healthier than the discussions had in early 2017. What did not resonate was a common understanding of the terminology, and what the different technologies ‘really’ are. It will be an interesting area to watch at NRF 2019. Will a more common terminology emerge?

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ESW

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

The Street’s Steve Fiorillo reports that a lack of interest forced Dell to stop taking Bitcoin payments in November 2017. Transaction fees were hard to calculate, but the currency’s volatility also meant the platform wouldn’t be able to update its pricing quickly enough.

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eCommerceFuel

JUNE 19, 2019

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. Deliveries powered by Shipt, which Target acquired in 2017 for $550 million. Hey everyone! Service launches this fall in Kansas City, Mo.;

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eCommerce Guider

MARCH 11, 2018

2017 saw ICOs explode, where around $1.25 billion in 92 ICOs was raised – Tezos (USD 230m) and Bancor (USD153m) were among the top ICOs of 2017. To do this start by registering an account on a digital currency exchange that exchanges fiat currency for cryptocurrency. million) being amongst the largest.

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