E-Commerce

Bitcoin

Sephora Shoppers Are Getting Their First Bitcoin Using Crypto Startup Lolli

Sephora has joined the list of retailers at which shoppers can earn bitcoin rewards via the Lolli app.

Business  ·  14 December 2018
Investments

Binance Backs $32 Million Funding for Unicorn Founder’s Crypto Stablecoin

With an e-commerce company leading the launch of a new stablecoin, its founders and allies believe they can really bring crypto to consumers.

Business  ·  29 August 2018
Bitcoin

Coinbase Wins Patent for Secure Bitcoin Payments System

Coinbase is looking into creating more secure digital payment platforms to help merchants accept bitcoin, a patent filing reveals.

Business  ·  17 August 2018
Coinbase

Coinbase Launches Crypto Plugin for Popular E-Commerce Platform

Coinbase has announced a new service aimed at improving access to cryptocurrency payments for e-commerce businesses.

Business  ·  3 August 2018
Supply Chain

Alibaba’s T-Mall Is Moving Cross-Border E-Commerce to Blockchain

Alibaba's T-Mall Global e-commerce platform is reportedly applying blockchain in its cross-border supply chain.

Business  ·  1 March 2018
Smart Contracts

2018’s Resolution? Revisit Blockchain’s Fundamentals

Entering what could be another growth year, author William Mougayar invites the blockchain industry to take a step back and remember the basics.

Business  ·  2 January 2018
Privacy

Tor and More: Bitcoin Market OpenBazaar Adds Features in 2.0 Beta Release

The new version of the the P2P e-commerce network can be accessed via the anonymous Tor browser and can facilitate purchases when stores are offline.

Business  ·  11 September 2017
News

Ether, Litecoin and More: Overstock Now Accepts Cryptocurrencies as Payment

Online retail giant Overstock has partnered with ShapeShift as part of a bid to accept more cryptocurrencies as payment.

Business  ·  8 August 2017
E-Commerce

‘Into the War Room’: Overstock Looks Back on Bitcoin Embrace

Overstock looks back at its groundbreaking decision to accept bitcoin in 2014 – a notable early boost for digital currency.

Tech  ·  13 April 2017
Digital Currency

Survey: Europe’s Online Shoppers Are Wary of Digital Currencies

European consumers are largely avoiding cryptocurrencies when making e-commerce payments, MasterCard finds.

Markets  ·  29 March 2017
Startups

A New Version of OpenBazaar is Just Months Away

OpenBazaar's development team has detailed forthcoming upgrades and a potential launch timeline for v2.0 of the decentralized e-commerce platform.

Business  ·  1 February 2017
Payments

Bitcoin’s Black Friday Finds its Niche Outside the Mainstream

While momentum for bitcoin as a consumer payment method has waned, Bitcoin Black Friday is still attracting attention from merchants its fifth year on. The event, a bitcoin version of the usually aggressive, post-Thanksgiving shopping spree, started in 2012 as what its founder Jon Holmquist calls “a half-baked idea”. But that impromptu first year has blossomed […]

Business  ·  29 November 2016
Acquisitions

Rakuten Acquires Bitcoin Startup Team for Blockchain Lab Launch

Japanese e-commerce firm Rakuten has acqui-hired bitcoin startup Bitnet as part of a bid to staff its new blockchain development lab in the UK.

Business  ·  18 August 2016
Startups

Overstock Taps New Lead for Medici Blockchain Project

Overstock chairman of the board Jonathan Johnson will now serve as president of Medici, its blockchain technology division.

Business  ·  3 August 2016
China

Alibaba Affiliate Taps Blockchain for Charity Payments

Alibaba affiliate Ant Financial has created a private blockchain that seeks to help make charities more transparent and accountable.

Business  ·  1 August 2016