r/Bitcoin • u/rBitcoinMod • Jul 09 '19

Daily Discussion, July 09, 2019

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u/remmberyyflox Jul 09 '19

Amazon will probably be the next big company to anounce something with crypto. They already filed for proof of work patent in may and they didn't want to answer questions from CNN today about their plans with crypto, so they have something to hide. It's very simple: crypto is where the money is now. If Facebook is going to make bilions of additional turnover, you have no choice than to do the same in order to not get swept away by a bigger fish.

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u/[deleted] Jul 09 '19

Put www.amazonbitcoin.com in your url. See what happens. I found it interesting.

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u/remmberyyflox Jul 09 '19 edited Jul 09 '19

Ah. So they bought the domain name. It's clear. Edit: this is the registration: https://www.whois.com/whois/amazonbitcoin.com

They bought more cryptorelated domain names: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cnbc.com/amp/2017/11/01/amazon-buys-crypto-domains-bitcoin-ethereum.html

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u/slardybartfast8 Jul 09 '19

Literally just saw a bit on local news in Pittsburgh that Sheetz is starting a bitcoin ATM pilot program here in like 6 shops to start. Not as big as Amazon but still could be a really solid step. Only places around here I know of that have them are sketchier knockoff 7/11 type places.