While teasing the possibility of eBay accepting bitcoin, eBay CEO Jamie Iannone this week pointed to the growth of non-fungible token (NFT) sales on the eCommerce site as the reason its on-again, off-again flirtation with cryptocurrency may be on again. That came in the wake of Friday’s more formal press release Friday (Feb. 25) by […]

While teasing the possibility of eBay accepting bitcoin, eBay CEO Jamie Iannone this week pointed to the growth of non-fungible token (NFT) sales on the eCommerce site as the reason its on-again, off-again flirtation with cryptocurrency may be on again. That came in the wake of Friday’s more formal press release Friday (Feb. 25) by […]

Japan’s e-commerce firm, Rakuten, is launching an NFT marketplace. Rakuten NFT will be a marketplace that supports the issuance and sale of NFTs. The marketplace wants to tap into the vast Japanese market. Rakuten, a leading e-commerce platform, is launching a marketplace for non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Rakuten’s NFT marketplace will be known as Rakuten NFT. […]

Warpfy is an innovative tech-driven consumer goods platform that acquires eCommerce stores to grow them into truly global brands, ready to take on the biggest retailers in the market. We are seeing the rise of an army of independent private label brands offering some of the most loved products on the internet. As a result, […]

In today’s top Europe, Middle East, and Africa news, the Russian invasion into Ukraine triggered more than $242 million in liquidations in the crypto market, while Allegro, one of the largest eCommerce websites in Europe, reported its revenue was up nearly 34% last year compared to 2020. Plus, wealth aggregator Finary raised $8.9 million in […]

Image: Shutterstock Overnight, Facebook is named “Meta” and everyone is buzzing about the metaverse. Sectors from entertainment to fashion are getting swept up already. So what does this mean for retail? How did we get here? It used to be that if you wanted to buy a new couch, you would go in person to […]

You’ve prob heard this stat: the pandemic accelerated the shift to ecommerce by 5 years . While the transition is happening, the shakeout has been anything but clean. To wit: Shopify — the face of the ecommerce shift — has seen its stock fall 60% from recent highs due to technological (Facebook’s faltering ad business) […]

Japan’s e-commerce firm, Rakuten, is launching an NFT marketplace. Rakuten NFT will be a marketplace that supports the issuance and sale of NFTs. The marketplace wants to tap into the vast Japanese market. Rakuten, a leading e-commerce platform, is launching a marketplace for non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Rakuten’s NFT marketplace will be known as Rakuten NFT. […]

Japanese e-commerce and online retailing giant Rakuten is launching its own NFT marketplace! The “Amazon of Japan” is naming its upcoming trading platform Rakuten NFT. The company has more than 70 services, operating through the three segments: Internet Services, FinTech, and Mobile. So this business venture is very much in line with its strength as […]

TradeDepot Pre-Series B In recent months, about 150,000 Russian troops have been deployed to Ukraine’s borders. According to the BBC , Ukraine’s move towards European institutions is the basis of Russia’s problems with Ukraine. Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, demands that Ukraine remain neutral. As the increasing military presence in Ukraine causes rising tension and panic […]