E-commerce

Ray Youssef, CEO of Paxful
Paxful Launches Tool Allowing Businesses to Receive Payment in Bitcoin
The tool will convert customers' payments into bitcoin, which is then sent to the merchant's digital wallet.
Ray Youssef, CEO of Paxful

eBay
Ebay Allows Sale of NFTs on Platform
The report comes less than two weeks after CEO Jamie Iannone said eBay was looking at how to get into the NFT market.
eBay

A MercadoLibre distribution center
E-Commerce Giant MercadoLibre Discloses $7.8M Bitcoin Buy
The Latin American retailer said the purchase was in the last quarter.
A MercadoLibre distribution center

Serena Williams
Serena Williams Backs $5M Round in Bitcoin Rewards Startup Lolli
Williams leads a pack of notable investors in the e-commerce firm, including her husband, Alexis Ohanian, and a handful of prominent YouTubers.
Serena Williams

$100 bill engraving of Ben Franklin peering out from a gap in a wall of binary code.
Why Bitcoin Is More Like a $100 Bill Than Gold
Data and headlines on bitcoin's use in commerce point to an attribute that sets it apart from the yellow metal.
$100 bill engraving of Ben Franklin peering out from a gap in a wall of binary code.

New Crypto Startup Lets You Shop Online With Bitcoin. Here's How
New Crypto Startup Lets You Shop Online With Bitcoin. Here’s How
Crypto startup Moon will allow users to pay for purchases with bitcoin using the Lightning network. Payments are made through a browser extension that works with any Visa e-co...
New Crypto Startup Lets You Shop Online With Bitcoin. Here's How

A Rewards App Brings Bitcoin to Online Shoppers
A Rewards App Brings Bitcoin to Online Shoppers
Lolli is a rewards app that pays shoppers in BTC. Lolli CEO Alex Adelman joins “All About Bitcoin” to discuss how the program works, what data it collects on its users and whe...
A Rewards App Brings Bitcoin to Online Shoppers

OB1 staff show off OpenBazaar at a 2019 conference. (CoinDesk archives)
The COVID-19 E-Commerce Boom Hasn't Trickled Down to Bitcoin, Despite Advantages
Although a variety of e-commerce platforms are booming during COVID-19 lockdowns, bitcoin payments remain exceedingly niche.
OB1 staff show off OpenBazaar at a 2019 conference. (CoinDesk archives)

Members of the Fold team.
This Visa Card Gives Bitcoin Rewards on Dollars Spent
Bitcoin rewards for dollars spent. That's the allure of a new Visa credit card from e-commerce startup Fold.
Members of the Fold team.

Dollars
Paystand Raises $20M to Be Blockchain-Based 'Venmo' for Commercial Payments
The firm offers a platform using blockchain tech to automate commercial payments.
Dollars