Amazon.com Inc on Monday denied a media report saying the e-commerce giant was looking to accept bitcoin payments by the end of the year. The report from London's City A.M. newspaper, citing an unnamed "insider", sent the world's biggest cryptocurrency up as much as 14.5 percent before it trimmed gains to last trade 6 percent higher at USD 37,684.04.

Gold has remained one of the most prolific metals that humans use every day. It has been used for coinage, jewellery and other arts throughout human civilisation. The yellow metal at one point was the basis of our modern cash system. But there is more to gold than just glitter. Here are 12 surprising facts about the precious metal that you probably didn’t know about. 

Amazon is tired of ringing doorbells. The online shopping giant is pushing landlords around the country sometimes with financial incentives to give its drivers the ability to unlock apartment-building doors themselves with a mobile device. The service, dubbed Key for Business, is pitched as a way to cut down on stolen packages by making it easy to leave them in lobbies and not outside.

Amazon may allow users to pay in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin soon as the e-commerce giant is hiring a digital currency and blockchain product lead for its payments team. According to the latest job listing, Amazon's Payments Acceptance & Experience team is "seeking an experienced product leader to develop Amazon's Digital Currency and Blockchain strategy and product roadmap".