Tech giant Amazon is looking to dive into digital currency and blockchain development with a new major hire within its payment-focused team. Amazon’s payments acceptance and experience team is seeking a digital currency and blockchain product lead to developing the company’s strategy of digital currency and blockchain as well as a product roadmap. The team is responsible for Amazon’s customers' payments on Amazon’s sites and through its global services. Posted on Thursday, the new role seeks an experienced product leader with expertise in blockchain, central bank digital currencies, and cryptocurrencies to “develop ... (full story)