Amazon job posting fuels speculations about plan to accept payments in crypto

A new job posting by Amazon has fuelled speculations that the e-commerce major may begin accepting Bitcoin, Ether and other cryptocurrencies as a form of payment. According to the job posting, Amazon's Payments Acceptance & Experience team is hiring a 'Digital Currency and Blockchain Product Lead'. Following the speculations around Amazon's plan, Bitcoin surged near $40,000 on Monday.