Now our friends to the north can also pay with crypto instantly, securely, and without fees — directly on amazon.ca! We received overwhelming demand to support amazon.ca. With crypto payments like this, the True North is even stronger and freer.

Canadians are adopting cryptocurrency at a rate that rivals any other nation. Ownership statistics vary, but a recent Bank of Canada report estimated that both the percentage of Canadians interested in crypto and the percentage of Canadians who own Bitcoin have nearly doubled in the last four years.

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In a separate survey conducted in 2018, comparison platform Finder.com estimated that nearly 17% of Canadians have cryptocurrency.

Canada is the first stop in our journey to support cryptocurrency payments directly on Amazon and other merchants worldwide. Keep tabs on where we’re going next by following us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, and by subscribing to our newsletter.

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