{"id":7583,"date":"2018-05-07T15:57:00","date_gmt":"2018-05-07T10:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/?p=7583"},"modified":"2021-04-07T16:47:46","modified_gmt":"2021-04-07T11:17:46","slug":"cryptocurrency-drives-millions-in-sales-for-us-jeweller-stephen-silver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/cryptocurrency-drives-millions-in-sales-for-us-jeweller-stephen-silver\/","title":{"rendered":"Cryptocurrency Drives Millions In Sales For US Jeweller Stephen Silver"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Since establishing his retail operations in 1980, Silicon Valley-based jeweller and gemmologist Stephen Silver has demonstrated an uncanny adaptability to emerging technology. In an industry rocked by changing consumer behaviour, Stephen Silver Fine Jewelry has seen tremendous sales growth since 2014. Silver expressed that their early embrace of cryptocurrency payment processing has led to a new area of consumer spending.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Solitaire_May_2018.pdf-Google-Chrome_9.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"330\" height=\"403\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Solitaire_May_2018.pdf-Google-Chrome_9.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7617 lazyload\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Solitaire_May_2018.pdf-Google-Chrome_9.jpg 330w, https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Solitaire_May_2018.pdf-Google-Chrome_9-246x300.jpg 246w, https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Solitaire_May_2018.pdf-Google-Chrome_9-225x275.jpg 225w, https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Solitaire_May_2018.pdf-Google-Chrome_9-20x24.jpg 20w, https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Solitaire_May_2018.pdf-Google-Chrome_9-79x96.jpg 79w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Stephen Silver<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Solitaire_May_2018.pdf-Google-Chrome_8.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"325\" height=\"403\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Solitaire_May_2018.pdf-Google-Chrome_8.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7620 lazyload\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Solitaire_May_2018.pdf-Google-Chrome_8.jpg 325w, https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Solitaire_May_2018.pdf-Google-Chrome_8-242x300.jpg 242w, https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Solitaire_May_2018.pdf-Google-Chrome_8-20x25.jpg 20w, https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Solitaire_May_2018.pdf-Google-Chrome_8-225x279.jpg 225w, https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Solitaire_May_2018.pdf-Google-Chrome_8-77x96.jpg 77w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 325px) 100vw, 325px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Jared Silver<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Solitaire_May_2018.pdf-Google-Chrome_7.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Solitaire_May_2018.pdf-Google-Chrome_7.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7619 lazyload\" width=\"284\" height=\"199\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Solitaire_May_2018.pdf-Google-Chrome_7.jpg 403w, https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Solitaire_May_2018.pdf-Google-Chrome_7-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Solitaire_May_2018.pdf-Google-Chrome_7-225x159.jpg 225w, https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Solitaire_May_2018.pdf-Google-Chrome_7-20x15.jpg 20w, https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Solitaire_May_2018.pdf-Google-Chrome_7-136x96.jpg 136w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>5.22-carat yellow diamond ring<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Solitaire_May_2018.pdf-Google-Chrome_6.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Solitaire_May_2018.pdf-Google-Chrome_6.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7618 lazyload\" width=\"286\" height=\"235\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Solitaire_May_2018.pdf-Google-Chrome_6.jpg 397w, https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Solitaire_May_2018.pdf-Google-Chrome_6-300x247.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Solitaire_May_2018.pdf-Google-Chrome_6-225x185.jpg 225w, https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Solitaire_May_2018.pdf-Google-Chrome_6-20x15.jpg 20w, https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Solitaire_May_2018.pdf-Google-Chrome_6-117x96.jpg 117w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 286px) 100vw, 286px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Ruby ring<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In a move led by the company\u2019s president, Jared Silver, this early embrace of cryptocurrency has proven to be a visionary shift in the traditional luxury industry. Many of the Silvers\u2019 clients are elite gemstone collectors and successful figures in the technology industry hailing from both Silicon Valley and around the world. The immediacy of the cryptocurrency transactions is highly appealing to this global clientele, who can purchase important coloured gemstones, haute horology timepieces, and custom and estate jewellery from Stephen Silver nearly instantaneously from around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cryptocurrency processing has become an indispensable business tool for Stephen Silver Fine Jewelry, with close to 20% of sales now being paid via cryptocurrency, totalling millions of dollars at an average sale close to sevenfigures. Remarking on the company\u2019s success driven by cryptocurrency, CEO Stephen Silver stated, \u201cCryptocurrency has surpassed the volume of retail credit card purchases in the company in a very short time period. We\u2019ve created revenue that the company would not even enjoy without being able to accept cryptocurrency. The volume of cryptocurrency as a form of settlement far exceeds the volume of dollars processed by credit card. Large sums of money are where we are finding cryptocurrency to be a huge advantage.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Silvers view rare gemstone acquisitions as objects of portable wealth, a stable, alternative asset class that appreciates for generations. Finalising these purchases through cryptocurrency processing allows investors to diversify their portfolio from a highly volatile asset class to a more stable tangible investment strategy. The benefits of cryptocurrency payment processing have revolutionised his business, as Jared Silver further explained, \u201cPrivate investors can take advantage of cryptocurrency to facilitate major purchases for millions of dollars from anywhere in the world, with an immediacy that cuts out third-party wire transfers and credit card processers. Along with these benefits, by transacting in cryptocurrency, investors additionally save up to 1.5% on purchases made with Bitcoin as they will not incur conversion fees. At the end of the day, everybody wins.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stephen Silver has become known as a leader in his field amongst the VC community thanks to his embrace of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. \u201cThere is a potential for blockchain technology to benefit not just individual enterprises, but to revolutionise the industry and luxury consumers as a whole,\u201d explained Stephen Silver.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since establishing his retail operations in 1980, Silicon Valley-based jeweller and gemmologist Stephen Silver has demonstrated an uncanny adaptability to emerging technology. In an industry rocked by changing consumer behaviour, Stephen Silver Fine Jewelry has seen tremendous sales growth since 2014. 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