Pete Rizzo

Pete Rizzo was CoinDesk's editor-in-chief until September 2019. Prior to joining CoinDesk in 2013, he was an editor at payments news source PYMNTS.com.

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Bitcoin Boosts Business at Las Vegas Casinos

Bitcoin is gaining traction as a payment option for low-cost items at a popular Las Vegas casino.

The D, Las Vegas

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Intuit Expands Bitcoin Payment Service to Australia

Intuit has expanded its bitcoin merchant processing product PayByCoin to Australia’s small business segment.

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150 More MyCoin Bitcoin Scheme Victims Step Forward

An additional 150 victims of alleged bitcoin exchange MyCoin have come forward to local police.

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Dating Network Badoo Seeking to Expand Bitcoin Payments Globally

Badoo, a dating-focused social network with 200 million global users, is now accepting bitcoin in more than 20 countries.

dating, social

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Coinbase Joins Facebook and Uber in Internet Lobbying Group

Coinbase has become the first bitcoin company to join the Internet Association (IA), a Washington, DC-based public policy group.

circuit

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BitPay Secures Referral Deal With Heartland Payment Systems

BitPay has signed an agreement with Heartland Payment Systems, one of the largest payment processors in the US.

credit, payments

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Bitcoin Social Network ZapChain Launches Micropayments Tool

Bitcoin-centric social network ZapChain is moving into micropayments with the integration of a new in-house tipping mechanism.

tipping, tips

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BTCPoint Creates 10,000 Bitcoin-Enabled ATMs Using Spanish Bank Network

Bitcoin-to-cash withdrawals are now available at 10,000 additional bank ATMs in Spain due to an agreement between Banc Sabadell and BTCPoint.

Euro ATM

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Jim Harper: 2015 Will Rebuild the Bitcoin Foundation

Newly elected Bitcoin Foundation board member Jim Harper discusses his plans for the organisation and why he believes in leading by methodology.

house, build

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Deutsche Bank Veteran Starts Institutional Bitcoin Exchange in Brazil

Nine-year Deutsche Bank veteran Marcelo Miranda is launching FlowBTC, an institutional bitcoin exchange for Brazil tomorrow.

Sao Paulo, brazil