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Why hackers use bitcoin and why it is so difficult to trace

Although it hasn’t found success as a mainstream, transactional currency, it is increasingly used in scams. Purporting to be former President Obama, Bill Gates and Kanye West, hackers steered Twitter followers to send $1,000 in bitcoin, promising $2,000 in return. They drew more than $100,000 before the scam was shut down.

AMC Theaters ink deal to help it survive pandemic

AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. has reached a deal with investors who will pump $300 million of new money into the company, as the nation's largest theater chain looks to restart its business and fill seats with moviegoers still wary of the coronavirus pandemic.

Walmart has plans to take on Amazon

Fox Business Briefs: The country's biggest retailer is reportedly going after the e-commerce giant and will be launching a membership service called 'Walmart Plus.'