Ebay CEO Talks NFTs and Crypto, Exec Says Company Continues to Evaluate Other Forms of Payments – Bitcoin News - BitcoinEthereumNews.com
The president and chief executive officer of Ebay, Jamie Ianone, discussed the possibility of digital currency acceptance on the online auction website and non-fungible token (NFT) sales in a recent interview published on February 27. Ianone stressed that currently, Ebay doesnt accept cryptocurrencies but in March, the company plans to go “deeper on all of these things, payments, advertising, our focus categories.” Ebay CEO Jamie Ianone: ‘Without Any Official Anouncement, People Started Trading NFTs on the Platform’ There are a few online business giants such as Amazon and Ebay, that crypto supporters hope someday may support cryptocurrency payments in the future. Ebay has been the topic of conversation for years as crypto advocates believe digital assets and the online auction platform would benefit each other a great deal. On May 11, 2021, Bitcoin.com News reported on Ebay allowing NFT sales on the auction site. During his interview with The Street, Ebay CEO Jamie Ianone explained that the NFT sales simply materialized without much thought. “We did change our policies last year so that you could trade NFT on the platform and essentially, you know, Ebay is a place where people have something to sell and people have something by show up,” Ianone said.