Blockchain

Block chain, is a growing list of records, called blocks, that are linked using cryptography.
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Chanticleer Shares Jump On Blockchain Loyalty Program Plans
January 04, 2018

Charlotte, North Carolina-based Hooters franchisee Chanticleer Holdings saw its share price surge in trading Wednesday (Jan. 3) following an announcement that it is gearing up to launch a blockchain-driven customer loyalty program. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Merrill Lynch Bans Bitcoin For Its Client Advisors
January 04, 2018

Financial advisors at Merrill Lynch have been formally banned from pushing bitcoin-related investments for their clients, according to reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe...

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Russia And Venezuela Hope To Use Digital Currency To Defang Sanctions
January 04, 2018

Where there is a will — and some digital currency — it seems there is a way. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our...

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Peter Thiel And The Founders Fund Put Big Bucks Into Bitcoin
January 03, 2018

Peter Thiel appears to be betting big on bitcoin: Founders Fund, the venture capital firm he co-founded, has accumulated hundreds of millions of dollars of the cryptocurrency. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Forget Bitcoin — Privacy Tokens A Favorite Of The Bad Guys
January 03, 2018

Bitcoin may be garnering a lot of interest from all sorts of investors, but it’s losing its luster for criminals, as they move on to a different cryptocurrency. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Bitcoin Down In First Day Of New Year Trading
January 03, 2018

The decline in the value of bitcoin carried into 2018, with the cryptocurrency down in trading on Tuesday (Jan. 2), marking the first time the popular cryptocurrency started the year lower since 2015. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Short Bitcoin Contracts Increase
January 03, 2018

Net short bitcoin contracts surged in the week of trading kicking off on Dec. 26, as investors bet the bitcoin futures traded on the Cboe Global Markets would decline. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Kidnappers Get $1M In Bitcoin For Release Of Crypto Exec
January 02, 2018

A cryptocurrency executive who was kidnapped by an armed gang near his office in Kiev earlier this week was freed on Thursday after paying the ransom demand of more than $1 million in bitcoins. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Analyst Warns Cryptocurrencies Could Cast Shadow On 2018 Economy
January 02, 2018

A Goldman Sachs economist has joined the list of those concerned with the impact that cryptocurrencies, such as bitcoin, could have on the U.S. economy. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...