By Aditya Raghunath
Investing.com -- A recent job listing by Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) had this requirement: The Payments Acceptance & Experience team is seeking an experienced product leader to develop Amazon’s Digital Currency and Blockchain strategy and product roadmap. You will leverage your domain expertise in Blockchain, Distributed Ledger, Central Bank Digital Currencies and Cryptocurrency to develop the case for the capabilities which should be developed, drive overall vision and product strategy, and gain leadership buy-in and investment for new capabilities.
Market reports say that this is a clear indication that the world’s largest online retailer is looking to explore cryptocurrency payments on its platform.
“We’re inspired by the innovation happening in the cryptocurrency space and are exploring what this could look like on Amazon. We believe the future will be built on new technologies that enable modern, fast, and inexpensive payments, and hope to bring that future to Amazon customers as soon as possible,” said a media statement shared by Amazon.
The candidate is expected to “Own the vision and strategy for Amazon’s Digital Currency and Blockchain strategy and product roadmap.”
This is the second large mainstream tech company in 2021 that has looked to hire for a crypto position. In May this year, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) had also posted a job titled “Business Development Manager – Alternative Payments”.
Flagship cryptocurrency Bitcoin has bounced back strong last week and is now trading at $38,000 levels, up almost 27% since its low of $30,000 on July 20.