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Bitcoin Update
Last week trading was halted on three crypto currency exchanges after it was revealed hackers stole 4,474 Bitcoins from the Silk Road 2.0 website. Silk Road is a drug-selling black market whose technical staff blamed the loss on a “transaction malleability” bug in the Bitcoin software. The loss was valued at $2.6 million, according to…
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Need to Know (Dec. 30, 2013)
What tea professionals need to start the week. Support tea innovator Christine Wheeler, founder of Drazil Kids Tea, as she competes Tuesday (Dec. 31) for the Dream Big America prize… Sri Lanka will pass the $1.5 billion mark for tea exports, setting a record… British Airways has perfected a tea that tastes great at 35,000…
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Need to Know (Dec. 23, 2013)
What tea professionals need to start the week. Holiday sales are strong with online surging. Starbucks breaks loyalty card record but fewer shopping days since Thanksgiving limited brick-and-mortar traffic. ShopperTrak reported that store traffic during the week of Dec. 15 dropped 19.9%… Tealet Discusses Benefits of Bitcoin Transactions…export earnings in Sri Lanka rose 10.7% through…
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Need to Know (Dec. 16, 2013)
What tea professionals need to start the week. Sunday was International Tea Day and today is a special anniversary for Americans as it marks the 240th Anniversary of the Boston Tea Party… Shri M.G.V.K. Bhanu confirmed Sunday that he will soon depart as Chairman of the India Tea Board to take a government post in…
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Need to Know (Dec. 9, 2013)
What tea professionals need to start the week. Look for a Downton Abbey tea truck roaming the streets of New York City this week… the Canadian government is appealing a B.C. Supreme Court decision that allows patients authorized to use medical marijuana to make hemp tea or bake it in their brownies… Watch a hilariously…
