Cleverly utilizing Bitcoin's programmable elements (like multisignature and time - locks), lightning users should be able to make a virtually unlimited number of off -
chain transactions with instant confirmations and at low cost.
«As cripple coin is passing $ 10,000 SatoshiDice is about to surpass 50,000 on
chain transactions with Bitcoin Cash!»
Not exact matches
Starbucks» first - quarter results show that the coffee
chain continues to struggle
with soft traffic in the United States, quantified by a drop in the number of
transactions.
Not yet profitable, it is deploying the $ 95 million it raised earlier from investors like Danny Meyer and Steve Case to build powerful systems for siting and planting new stores, forging supple regional supply
chains, and developing technology for mobile ordering and cashless
transactions,
with which it is experimenting.
Actual results, including
with respect to our targets and prospects, could differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk that we may not obtain sufficient orders to achieve our targeted revenues; price competition in key markets; the risk that we or our channel partners are not able to develop and expand customer bases and accurately anticipate demand from end customers, which can result in increased inventory and reduced orders as we experience wide fluctuations in supply and demand; the risk that our commercial Lighting Products results will continue to suffer if new issues arise regarding issues related to product quality for this business; the risk that we may experience production difficulties that preclude us from shipping sufficient quantities to meet customer orders or that result in higher production costs and lower margins; our ability to lower costs; the risk that our results will suffer if we are unable to balance fluctuations in customer demand and capacity, including bringing on additional capacity on a timely basis to meet customer demand; the risk that longer manufacturing lead times may cause customers to fulfill their orders
with a competitor's products instead; the risk that the economic and political uncertainty caused by the proposed tariffs by the United States on Chinese goods, and any corresponding Chinese tariffs in response, may negatively impact demand for our products; product mix; risks associated
with the ramp - up of production of our new products, and our entry into new business channels different from those in which we have historically operated; the risk that customers do not maintain their favorable perception of our brand and products, resulting in lower demand for our products; the risk that our products fail to perform or fail to meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting in significant additional costs, including costs associated
with warranty returns or the potential recall of our products; ongoing uncertainty in global economic conditions, infrastructure development or customer demand that could negatively affect product demand, collectability of receivables and other related matters as consumers and businesses may defer purchases or payments, or default on payments; risks resulting from the concentration of our business among few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor purchase commitments; the risk that we are not able to enter into acceptable contractual arrangements
with the significant customers of the acquired Infineon RF Power business or otherwise not fully realize anticipated benefits of the
transaction; the risk that retail customers may alter promotional pricing, increase promotion of a competitor's products over our products or reduce their inventory levels, all of which could negatively affect product demand; the risk that our investments may experience periods of significant stock price volatility causing us to recognize fair value losses on our investment; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex supply
chain that has the ability to supply a sufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products
with the required specifications and quality; the risk we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if our goodwill or amortizable assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion; our ability to complete development and commercialization of products under development, such as our pipeline of Wolfspeed products, improved LED chips, LED components, and LED lighting products risks related to our multi-year warranty periods for LED lighting products; risks associated
with acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or investments generally; the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render our products obsolete; the potential lack of customer acceptance for our products; risks associated
with ongoing litigation; and other factors discussed in our filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2017, and subsequent reports filed
with the SEC.
For instance, IBM's recent blockchain collaboration is poised to improve global food supply
chain safety, and some realtors are experimenting
with payment options by accepting Bitcoin for real estate
transactions (CNBC).
These credentials are submitted
with every
transaction, run through the payments
chain and are verified by gateway providers like Stripe or processors as well as issuers.
This software connects your computer to the network and enables it to interact
with the bitcoin clients, forwarding
transactions and keeping track of the block
chain.
The definitions and graphic below outline this payment
chain and the typical flow of a Square payment
transaction, along
with the types of fees typically paid and received at each stage.
With Lightning, it is possible to conduct unlimited
transactions off
chain, which could then be settled on the main blockchain network.
Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to: changes in consumer discretionary spending; our eCommerce platform not producing the anticipated benefits within the expected time - frame or at all; the streamlining of the Company's vendor base and execution of the Company's new merchandising strategy not producing the anticipated benefits within the expected time - frame or at all; the amount that we invest in strategic
transactions and the timing and success of those investments; the integration of strategic acquisitions being more difficult, time - consuming, or costly than expected; inventory turn; changes in the competitive market and competition amongst retailers; changes in consumer demand or shopping patterns and our ability to identify new trends and have the right trending products in our stores and on our website; changes in existing tax, labor and other laws and regulations, including those changing tax rates and imposing new taxes and surcharges; limitations on the availability of attractive retail store sites; omni - channel growth; unauthorized disclosure of sensitive or confidential customer information; risks relating to our private brand offerings and new retail concepts; disruptions
with our eCommerce platform, including issues caused by high volumes of users or
transactions, or our information systems; factors affecting our vendors, including supply
chain and currency risks; talent needs and the loss of Edward W. Stack, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; developments
with sports leagues, professional athletes or sports superstars; weather - related disruptions and seasonality of our business; and risks associated
with being a controlled company.
Many in the US Bitcoin community had hoped that hitting this crisis point — a network maxed out,
transactions faltering — would result in closure,
with miners quickly moving to adopt whichever
chain proved more valuable to their economic interests.
And, by definition, it means the company (and competitors like OfferPad) are involved
with the
transaction that drives the value
chain — the actual buying and selling of homes.
Zillow is making a play to be a true Aggregator — one that transforms its industry by integrating the customer relationship
with the most important
transaction in its respective value
chain — by becoming directly involved in the buying and selling of houses.
Bitcoin
transactions are collected and stored in blocks (hence: block) along
with a hash code tied to the previous block (hence:
chain).
But previously there were people who were spending spamming the block
chain with lots of
transactions basically trying to create a need for a block size increase by spending money to use up all the blocks space.
But by looking at
chains of
transactions in the public blockchain, it's possible to identify
transaction patterns, and
with enough effort, often the real - world owner of a specific address.
For blockchain - based supply
chains to take hold, participants will need to resolve the questions of how to deal
with anonymous
transactions, how to manage growing pains of the technology, and how to institute the required suite of standards, risk management frameworks and applications needed in financial services.
In March the bitcoin
transaction log called the blockchain temporarily split into two independent
chains with differing rules on how
transactions were accepted.
Just like
with instant payments, expensive on -
chain Bitcoin
transactions do not mean that one can not use Bitcoin for cheap value transfer.
Child
chains can enforce further rules on
transactions denominated in their token, such as permissioning, limiting which accounts are authorized to issue specific
transaction types, in order to e.g. comply
with KYC rules for a child
chain pegged to a fiat currency, or assets marketed to a jurisdiction imposing additional restrictions on who can trade them.
The already legendary merger of the Gannet
chain of newspapers and a television company in 1979, for a little more than 350 million dollars, seems today a very modest
transaction compared
with what took place a few months ago when an unprecedented US 19 billion dollar merger between Disney Company and the ABC Network was quickly overtaken by an even more massive Times Warner - CNN link - up worth, all told, in excess of US 25 billion dollars.
Just days after Pennsylvania's Victory Brewing announced it would merge
with New York's Southern Tier to form the family office - backed Artisanal Brewing Ventures, a pair of established breweries — Chicago's Goose Island and Delaware - based brewpub
chain Iron Hill — today announced
transactions of their own.
With approximately $ 20 billion in aggregate real estate
transactions to its credit, RKF has been responsible for identifying scores of real estate opportunities throughout the United States for leading American and international
chains, retailers, developers and institutional clients.
First - time buyers are the lifeblood of the housing market
with each
transaction having knock on effects further up the
chain and creating churn, something which is desperately needed at the moment.
Marina del Rey, CA About Blog Restaurant Real Estate Advisors specializes in providing first - time restaurateurs and national
chains alike
with the ideal location and an advisory process that carefully vets every facet of your
transaction.
Such statements reflect the current views of Barnes & Noble
with respect to future events, the outcome of which is subject to certain risks, including, among others, the general economic environment and consumer spending patterns, decreased consumer demand for Barnes & Noble's products, low growth or declining sales and net income due to various factors, possible disruptions in Barnes & Noble's computer systems, telephone systems or supply
chain, possible risks associated
with data privacy, information security and intellectual property, possible work stoppages or increases in labor costs, possible increases in shipping rates or interruptions in shipping service, effects of competition, possible risks that inventory in channels of distribution may be larger than able to be sold, possible risks associated
with changes in the strategic direction of the device business, including possible reduction in sales of content, accessories and other merchandise and other adverse financial impacts, possible risk that component parts will be rendered obsolete or otherwise not be able to be effectively utilized in devices to be sold, possible risk that financial and operational forecasts and projections are not achieved, possible risk that returns from consumers or channels of distribution may be greater than estimated, the risk that digital sales growth is less than expectations and the risk that it does not exceed the rate of investment spend, higher - than - anticipated store closing or relocation costs, higher interest rates, the performance of Barnes & Noble's online, digital and other initiatives, the success of Barnes & Noble's strategic investments, unanticipated increases in merchandise, component or occupancy costs, unanticipated adverse litigation results or effects, product and component shortages, the potential adverse impact on the Company's businesses resulting from the Company's prior reviews of strategic alternatives and the potential separation of the Company's businesses, the risk that the
transactions with Microsoft and Pearson do not achieve the expected benefits for the parties or impose costs on the Company in excess of what the Company anticipates, including the risk that NOOK Media's applications are not commercially successful or that the expected distribution of those applications is not achieved, risks associated
with the international expansion contemplated by the relationship
with Microsoft, including that it is not successful or is delayed, the risk that NOOK Media is not able to perform its obligations under the Microsoft and Pearson commercial agreements and the consequences thereof, risks associated
with the restatement contained in, the delayed filing of, and the material weakness in internal controls described in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended April 27, 2013, risks associated
with the SEC investigation disclosed in the quarterly report on Form 10 - Q for the fiscal quarter ended October 26, 2013, risks associated
with the ongoing efforts to rationalize the NOOK business and the expected costs and benefits of such efforts and associated risks and other factors which may be outside of Barnes & Noble's control, including those factors discussed in detail in Item 1A, «Risk Factors,» in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended April 27, 2013, and in Barnes & Noble's other filings made hereafter from time to time
with the SEC.
Such statements reflect the current views of Barnes & Noble
with respect to future events, the outcome of which is subject to certain risks, including, among others, the effect of the proposed separation of NOOK Media, the general economic environment and consumer spending patterns, decreased consumer demand for Barnes & Noble's products, low growth or declining sales and net income due to various factors, possible disruptions in Barnes & Noble's computer systems, telephone systems or supply
chain, possible risks associated
with data privacy, information security and intellectual property, possible work stoppages or increases in labor costs, possible increases in shipping rates or interruptions in shipping service, effects of competition, possible risks that inventory in channels of distribution may be larger than able to be sold, possible risks associated
with changes in the strategic direction of the device business, including possible reduction in sales of content, accessories and other merchandise and other adverse financial impacts, possible risk that component parts will be rendered obsolete or otherwise not be able to be effectively utilized in devices to be sold, possible risk that financial and operational forecasts and projections are not achieved, possible risk that returns from consumers or channels of distribution may be greater than estimated, the risk that digital sales growth is less than expectations and the risk that it does not exceed the rate of investment spend, higher - than - anticipated store closing or relocation costs, higher interest rates, the performance of Barnes & Noble's online, digital and other initiatives, the success of Barnes & Noble's strategic investments, unanticipated increases in merchandise, component or occupancy costs, unanticipated adverse litigation results or effects, product and component shortages, risks associated
with the commercial agreement
with Samsung, the potential adverse impact on the Company's businesses resulting from the Company's prior reviews of strategic alternatives and the potential separation of the Company's businesses (including
with respect to the timing of the completion thereof), the risk that the
transactions with Pearson and Samsung do not achieve the expected benefits for the parties or impose costs on the Company in excess of what the Company anticipates, including the risk that NOOK Media's applications are not commercially successful or that the expected distribution of those applications is not achieved, risks associated
with the international expansion previously undertaken, including any risks associated
with a reduction of international operations following termination of the Microsoft commercial agreement, the risk that NOOK Media is not able to perform its obligations under the Pearson and Samsung commercial agreements and the consequences thereof, the risks associated
with the termination of Microsoft commercial agreement, including potential customer losses, risks associated
with the restatement contained in, the delayed filing of, and the material weakness in internal controls described in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended April 27, 2013, risks associated
with the SEC investigation disclosed in the quarterly report on Form 10 - Q for the fiscal quarter ended October 26, 2013, risks associated
with the ongoing efforts to rationalize the NOOK business and the expected costs and benefits of such efforts and associated risks and other factors which may be outside of Barnes & Noble's control, including those factors discussed in detail in Item 1A, «Risk Factors,» in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended May 3, 2014, and in Barnes & Noble's other filings made hereafter from time to time
with the SEC.
«The
transaction is expected to provide significant global growth opportunities and manufacturing, supply
chain and distribution synergies, most notably leveraging United Pet Group's global infrastructure to expand sales both internationally and domestically through our strong relationships
with mass merchandisers and pet stores,» Lumley said.
Simultaneous
with the MSPE
transaction, the Company acquired multiple additional clinics through partnerships
with leading veterinary practices and
chains in the Northeast, the Mid-Atlantic region and Southern California.
The most irritating thing about this card is that it doesn't waive foreign
transaction fees and, to my mind, that's ridiculous for a card co-branded
with a global hotel
chain.
I've always though that it's completely nonsensical for a global hotel
chain's credit card to come
with foreign
transaction fees but, somehow, Amex has always stuck it out.
Marina del Rey, CA About Blog Restaurant Real Estate Advisors specializes in providing first - time restaurateurs and national
chains alike
with the ideal location and an advisory process that carefully vets every facet of your
transaction.
These
chain of title compilations are some of the most lengthy and complex commercial
transactions arising under IP law,
with so many moving parts to draft, negotiate, revise, renegotiate and finalize.
A
transaction is the transfer, and not only a copy, of a certain amount of units from A to B. Each
transaction is validated by a defined minimum number of computers, called nodes, and stored in an identical and chronological order by all nodes of the network
with multiple stored
transactions building a block on the
chain of computers.
Blockchain and distributed ledgers will transform contracts and
transactions in many industries, particularly finance, banking, insurance, real estate and any industry
with complex supply
chains.
«
With a blockchain, every transaction is digitally signed, every transaction is chained together, and it's replicated on hundreds of computers around the world with digital signatures,» he said, noting that Bitcoin has never been hacked in its nine years of existe
With a blockchain, every
transaction is digitally signed, every
transaction is
chained together, and it's replicated on hundreds of computers around the world
with digital signatures,» he said, noting that Bitcoin has never been hacked in its nine years of existe
with digital signatures,» he said, noting that Bitcoin has never been hacked in its nine years of existence.
• High - risk countries: banks will be required to enhance their due dili - gence checks on financial
transactions from high risk countries, including those on the harmonised list of non-EU countries
with poor AML controls • Access to beneficial owners» registers: a higher level of transparency on the true beneficiary own - ers of companies will be achieved through the creation of national regis - ters and information shar - ing between EU member states these operators are able to compete on fair terms, thereby contributing to the overall efficiency of the
chain.
Mr. Cutshaw previously served as president, chief development officer, and chief legal officer for a global restaurant
chain; partner at a US - based law firm focusing on international
transactions; senior executive
with the U. Government; and cofounder of the post-Soviet private university Georgian American University in the Country of Georgia, where he served as its first Dean of Law and Provost.
(1) extending negligent misrepresentation beyond «business
transactions» to product liability, unprecedented in Texas; (2) ignoring multiple US Supreme Court decisions that express and implied preemption operate independently (as discussed here) to dismiss implied preemption
with nothing more than a cite to the Medtronic v. Lohr express preemption decision; (3) inventing some sort of state - law tort to second - guess the defendant following one FDA marketing approach (§ 510k clearance) over another (pre-market approval), unprecedented anywhere; (4) holding that the learned intermediary rule does not apply whenever a defendant «compensates» or «incentivizes» physicians to use its products, absent any Texas state or appellate authority; (5) imposing strict liability on an entity not in the product's
chain of sale, contrary to Texas statute (§ 82.001 (2)-RRB-; (6) creating a claim for «tortious interference»
with the physician - patient relationship, again utterly unprecedented; (7) creating «vicarious» breach of fiduciary duty for engaging doctors to serve as expert witnesses in mass tort litigation also involving their patients, ditto; and (8) construing a consulting agreement
with a physician as «commercial bribery» to avoid the Texas cap on punitive damages, jaw - droppingly unprecedented.
«Once the
transaction on the longer
chain is confirmed, we will send a
transaction with identical coins (UTXOs) on the shorter
chain without the locktime.»
WTC can be utilized to buy and sell data, perform
transactions on parent
chain, or to create sub-chains
with their own tokens (like ether is used to create ethereum - based tokens).
The SegWit2x team and its supporting businesses further emphasized that without SegWit2x, the Bitcoin Core development team will have to come up
with an on -
chain scaling solution in the short - term to cope
with the rapid increase in the user base and
transaction capacity of bitcoin.
Successfully adding a block of
transactions to the block
chain is rewarded
with newly created bitcoins, and is therefore called «mining».
To ensure that bitcoins are not spent twice and that only valid
transactions are added to the block
chain, all computers in the network must compete
with each other to calculate a checksum (a cryptographic puzzle).
Business
transactions and trading relationships are the building blocks of supply
chains and what they need to work — transparency, trust,
transactions — can be programmed and tokenized without third - party intermediaries
with blockchain.
As stated earlier, this would mainly be problematic if it is difficult to re-establish channels
with on -
chain transactions.
Mass channel closures during periods of low on -
chain contention probably won't be a big deal because nodes can simply re-establish a closed payment channel
with the same on -
chain transaction that closes it.
The node will have to pay a bitcoin fee to do so, even if they use the on -
chain transaction to re-establish a channel
with the profits from fees reinvested back into the Lightning Network.
In a situation where many nodes are forced to reestablish channels but block contention is high, the channels will be essentially useless (unidirectional) until an on -
chain transaction can be confirmed in order to re-establish the channel
with a balanced value.