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Amazon may be ready to accept BITCOIN ?
Amazon may be set to announce that it will be accepting Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies on its e-commerce platform.
Amazon has registered three new domains related to cryptocurrency, prompting speculation it may be about to announce a move into the sector.
The company has not made an announcement regarding the reason for the registrations, but it could be preparing to accept the currencies as payment or launching an exchange for customers to purchase them.
Amazon's legal department is listed as the registrant for the .com domains amazonethereum, amazoncryptocurrency, and amazoncryptocurrencies.
Amazon registered amazonbitcoin.com three years ago, which redirects to the amazon.com site.
While it is possible Amazon has registered the domains to prevent others from using them, there are strict consumer protections in the US against "domain squatting" - or registering a domain with the intent of profiting from someone else's trademark - which would make this unnecessary.
If so this could be a game changer ?
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