'I do believe over time that you’ll see crypto become bigger,' said the CEO of Amazon. cryptocurrency bitcoin NFT
The CEO of e-commerce giant Amazon is optimistic about crypto and non-fungible tokens . He says that over time crypto will “become bigger” and NFTs will continue to “grow very significantly.”Amazon CEO Andy Jassy talked about cryptocurrency and non-fungible tokens in an interview with CNBC Thursday. Jassy replaced Jeff Bezos as president and CEO of Amazon in July last year. He previously led Amazon Web Services since its inception in 2003.
Regarding whether Amazon will accept cryptocurrency for payments of products on its platform, the CEO affirmed, “We’re not probably close to adding crypto as a payment mechanism in our retail business.” However, he noted:Commenting on whether he owns any cryptocurrency, the Amazon executive disclosed, “I don’t have bitcoin myself.”
When asked whether Amazon could one day sell NFTs, Jassy replied, “I think it’s possible down the road on the platform.” While revealing that he does not own any NFTs personally, the Amazon boss opined:The e-commerce giant has been hiring crypto experts for various divisions of the company.
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