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

BigCommerce

On May 18th, Amazon released its Annual Report for the past fiscal year (2017). From changes in technology to pending legislative issues, these are the top items to keep an eye on in 2018 and beyond. 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).

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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. Blockchain is the name of the technology powering bitcoin.

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NRF 2018 Day 3: Retail – Alive and Kicking

OrderDynamics

What did not resonate was a common understanding of the terminology, and what the different technologies ‘really’ are. BlockChain and Digital Currency. There were a few bemused discussions about these two largely over-hyped technologies. This is so much healthier than the discussions had in early 2017.

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Are Blockchain and Bitcoin the same?

eCommerce Guider

This article will demonstrate how Blockchain is not Bitcoin, how Blockchain is a technology that has uses other than cryptocurrency, and why in fact Blockchain might even outlive Bitcoin. Bitcoin, on the other hand, is a form of massively unregulated digital currency that was launched back in 2009 by a developer called Satoshi Nakamoto.

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

ESW

Even if some of that technology isn’t market-ready right now, you need to be thinking about how you can integrate it in the future. The Street’s Steve Fiorillo reports that a lack of interest forced Dell to stop taking Bitcoin payments in November 2017. What about payments, though?

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News Cart for June 19th

eCommerceFuel

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. Walmart employees wear cameras paired with smart entry technology. Deliveries powered by Shipt, which Target acquired in 2017 for $550 million.

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The Ultimate Guide To Cryptocurrency ICO Investing

eCommerce Guider

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.