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Bitstamp Goes Dark After Possible Hack
January 06, 2015

Less than a year after Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox suffered a major meltdown following reports of hundreds of millions of dollars worth of the currency, a new hack seems to have hit another Bitcoin exchange. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Bitcoin Foundation Nixes Global Policy Counsel
January 06, 2015

The Bitcoin Foundation has dismissed its global policy counsel who was hired less than a year ago, New York Times reported. 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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One Click For One-Hour Delivery Of Recipe Ingredients
January 06, 2015

Grocery delivery startup Instacart has cut a deal with Pinterest-like recipe service Yummly to deliver ingredients on-demand, according to VentureBeat. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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Twitter’s Platform Meets Fab Founder’s Tweetstorm
January 06, 2015

Twitter should be focusing on its capabilities as a unique messaging platform, not trying to wring ad revenue from its 284 million users, according to a Tweetstorm last weekend by Fab and Hem CEO Jason Goldberg. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Millennial Boost For Mobile Payments?
January 06, 2015

Millennials are far more interested in starting their own businesses than climbing the corporate ladder, and that may drive new payments technologies over the next few decades, Mobile Commerce Daily reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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China’s “Uber For Logistics” Lalamove Gets $10M To Expand
January 06, 2015

Lalamove, an Uber-like service for transporting goods across cities in China and southeast Asia, has raised $10 million to expand beyond the six cities where it already operates, TechCrunch reported on Monday (Jan. 5). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Chinese Mall Giant Wanda Raises $161M To Go After Alibaba
January 06, 2015

Chinese real estate giant Dalian Wanda Group has pulled in 1 billion yuan ($161 million) for what it hopes will be the biggest omnichannel retail operation in the world, according to Forbes. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Final Holiday Online Sales Tally: Up 13.9 Percent
January 06, 2015

Holiday-season online sales jumped 13.9 percent compared to 2013, according to a final report covering November and December from IBM’s Digital Analytics Benchmark. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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Amazon Depends More And More On Marketplace Merchants
January 06, 2015

Amazon is increasingly depending on its millions of Marketplace sellers to fuel its growth, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday (Jan. 5). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...