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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Wedbush: Bitstamp Issues Shouldn't Dampen Confidence in Bitcoin

In a new report, Wedbush predicts bitcoin will continue to improve its infrastructure while taking hold in certain use cases in 2015.

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Bitstamp's Ongoing Outage Echoes Through Bitcoin Economy

The surprise closure of leading bitcoin exchange Bitstamp today caused a small but visible ripple throughout the larger ecosystem.

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Vault of Satoshi Founders Close Bitcoin Exchange to Focus on Netflix Startup

Canadian bitcoin exchange Vault of Satoshi has announced that it close its doors after 5th February.

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California Delays Formal Decision on Bitcoin Regulation

A December meeting of California’s Department of Business Oversight did not result in any formal decision on bitcoin regulation.

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Bitcoin Messenger App GetGems Raises $400k From Waze Investor

Israeli seed-stage investment group Magma VC has invested $400,000 in decentralised social messaging startup GetGems.

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19 Crypto 2.0 Projects to Watch in 2015

CoinDesk takes a look at some of the major projects that could influence the crypto 2.0 space in the year ahead.

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Crypto 2.0 in 2015: Turning Bitcoin Theory Into Big Business

While last year saw lots of hype over crypto 2.0 projects in the making, 2015 could be the year they start to deliver.

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Bitcoin Bowl Merchants See Tech's Big Picture, But Few Sales

Although few Bitcoin Bowl merchants report more than a handful of sales, most are optimistic about the technology and its perceived benefits.

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Microsoft: Bitcoin Regulation Will Influence Expansion Plans

Microsoft issues new details about its surprise decision to accept bitcoin for digital goods this December.

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Bitcoin Continues March to Mainstream at St Petersburg Bowl Game

The BitPay-sponsored Bitcoin St Petersburg Bowl was bitcoin's biggest public event yet, but did it reach new consumers?

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