"Tiptoeing into crypto also could help Google entice users. Google has partnered with companies, including Coinbase Global Inc. and BitPay Inc., to store crypto assets in digital cards, while still having users pay in traditional currencies. Ready said Google is looking to do more of these partnership, though the company still isn’t accepting crypto for transactions."

"'Crypto is something we pay a lot of attention to,' he said. 'As user demand and merchant demand evolves, we’ll evolve with it.'"