E-commerce

Microsoft’s subsidiary in Taiwan is considering a partnership with two Asian firms, aiming to improve all aspects of the current financial market. The newly-born union hopes to create a strong blockchain industry and infrastructure in China. E-commerce, finance, and entertainment are the first industries to be developed.

Singapore-based Runs.com, the soon-to-be-launched blockchain platform for community-driven e-Commerce, has announced a presale stage of its crowdfunding campaign, following the successful $1 million seed funding backed by Panamax Capital, Beast Capital and Columbia Angels. Presale contributors stand to gain a 30% as an incentive for backing the project at this early stage.

The pioneering Ethereum-based e-commerce solution is looking for Sellers and Ambassadors to kickstart its new platform.

Despite displaying obvious interest in crypto for the last year or year and a half, the masses are weary of adopting it as a payment method outright. This largely has to do with the uncertain/risky nature of cryptocurrency, as it lives in a kind of wild west state without official consumer protection laws protecting users.

Keyrpto Exchange is a revolutionary blockchain-based e-commerce platform, with their main token generation event just around the corner, which is set to begin on the 2nd April 2018.

Rakuten, a large Japanese e-commerce company, is considering the creation of its own cryptocurrency Rakuten Coin, Hiroshi “Mickey” Mikitani, the CEO of the company, declared at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Their customers can get crypto coins for following the rules of a loyalty program.

The much anticipated merging of two groundbreaking technologies, VR and E-Commerce, may soon become a reality with the recent launch of MARK.SPACE. This blockchain based VR/3D platform empowers all online retailers to enjoy the benefits of VR regardless of their size, by eliminating the need for expensive VR-equipment or any other significant investmvient.

Galaxy eSolutions, a popular Hong Kong-based ecommerce tech giant which recorded 20 million in total sales in its first year in the market has announced a token sale to help advance it’s pre-owned electronics platform. The company has projected further growth in 2018 with a potential industry market cap in the billions.

To help fix blockchain issues, new technologies are emerging on the market, known as data acyclic graph systems (DAG). New cryptocurrencies have emerged, such as IOTA, RailBlocks and Byteball. The systems upon which these currencies are based allow users to further leverage the potential of the technology.