It turns out that Amazon is looking for crypto assets and blockchain experts, will it introduce crypto assets as a payment method?



From the job listings provided by Amazon, it became clear that the company is looking for experts in crypto assets (cryptocurrencies) and blockchain. From this information, it is reported that Amazon may introduce new payment in virtual currency.

Digital Currency and Blockchain Product Lead --Job ID: 1644513 | Amazon.jobs

https://www.amazon.jobs/jp/jobs/1644513/digital-currency-and-blockchain-product-lead

New job posting shows Amazon seeking a digital currency and blockchain expert --The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/24/22591754/amazon-hiring-cryptocurrency-aws-payments-jassy

On Amazon's official recruitment page, ' Amazon.jobs, ' you'll find information about seeking a 'digital currency and blockchain product leader' to work at Amazon's headquarters in Seattle, Washington, USA.

According to job listings, Amazon is looking for an experienced project leader in its payment-related system development team to develop digital currency and blockchain-related strategies and product roadmaps. On the page, 'Leverage expertise in areas such as blockchain, decentralized ledgers, central bank digital currencies, crypto assets, develop new features, drive overall vision and product strategy, and take leadership in new features. It says that it asks for 'to provide.'

Amazon.com does not accept crypto assets as a payment method at the time of writing the article. However, when Business Insider, who discovered the job listing, contacted a spokeswoman for the company, he said, 'Inspired by the innovations that are taking place in the field of crypto assets, we are looking for ways to leverage these technologies on Amazon. I'm doing it. '



In addition, AWS, which is the cloud division of Amazon, already has a blockchain network construction service called 'Amazon Managed Blockchain'.

Amazon CEO Andy Jesse said in 2017 when he was in charge of AWS, 'Amazon is watching crypto assets, but there are practical examples of blockchain use other than'using a distributed ledger'. and to did not 'take into account thesaid Itatame, can ask that the policy on the company's encryption assets has changed significantly.

Amazon isn't the only major tech company focused on crypto assets. In May 2021, Apple released job listings to hire professionals in areas such as 'digital wallets, BNPL, real-time payment services, and crypto assets' as business development managers.

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