This week in Business Twitter: McDonald’s takes Bitcoin in El Salvador, Brian Armstrong criticizes the SEC, and one of Africa’s hottest startups raises $200 million This week, Bitcoin became legal currency in El Salvador. Meanwhile, Coinbase took a hit when the SEC threatened to sue the company over its latest feature. Ivan De Luce 9.10.21 8:56 PM People
Chains like Starbucks switch to "takeout only" to maintain foot traffic - and it's working The promise of quick comfort food might be appealing during a global pandemic, but our data suggests it might not be enough to get people in the door. Julia Gray 3.19.20 7:46 PM Markets
Have people stopped going to McDonald's and Starbucks? Yes, sort of. Here's the data. Some of the places people love to take the most selfies are seeing activity slow down as people stay away from restaurants during the coronavirus outbreak. Joshua Fruhlinger 3.16.20 8:31 PM Innovation
How Guy Griffithe went from making a thumb wrestling mockumentary to promoting a pot investment scam The president of Bridgegate Pictures Corp., who has made at least nine flicks and worked with VR film specialist Travis Cloyd, now owes $5.3 million for his role in a "Ponzi-like" scheme. Christie Smythe 11.29.21 6:14 PM Outcasts
McDonald's has gone strangely silent on Facebook despite follower gains over new sandwich Chicken sandwiches are good for the brand's social media accounts. But, mysteriously, McDonald's stopped posting on Facebook in November. Joshua Fruhlinger 1.29.20 3:35 PM Innovation
Starbucks stands to lose the most from the Wuhan shutdown, according to data The Coronavirus outbreak has claimed dozens of lives and infected scores globally - now, companies in the Hubei province of China are beginning to scale down productivity as researchers scramble to find a cure. Jon Marino 1.28.20 1:15 PM Innovation
The chicken sandwich war was the best thing to happen to fast food in 2019 - here's why Popeyes increased its Twitter following by 117% in 2019 all because of a Twitter war. But others in the space also gained. Joshua Fruhlinger 12.27.19 4:01 PM Innovation
Accused stock scalper “Alex DeLarge” was arrested and kicked off of Twitter — now users are asking: who’s next? Twitter plays host to numerous anonymous accounts pumping stocks. Users are openly wondering which others might be “leading sheep to the slaughter.” Christie Smythe 10.28.21 6:59 PM Outcasts