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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Markets

NCR Exec: Merchant Response to Bitcoin Eclipsed Apple Pay

NCR Silver product manager Reggie Kimble discusses why the 100-year-old payments giant has embraced bitcoin as a small business payment solution.

NCR

Markets

BitFury Adds Samsung Strategy Chief to Advisor Board

BitFury has announced that president and chief strategy officer for Samsung Electronics Young Sohn has joined its advisory board.

BitFury

Markets

Stakes Are High for Star-Backed Bitcoin Gambling Site As Crowdsale Stumbles

Online gambling platform Breakout Gaming held its first initial coin offering (ICO) this week but the demand for its native cryptocurrency fell short.

Gambling

Markets

Crypto 2.0 Roundup: Ethereum's Counterparty Fork and a Vote for Colored Coins

Crypto 2.0 platforms Ethereum and Counterparty traded barbs in the media, while others aimed to take compliance efforts more seriously.

Tech, data

Markets

Dutch Exchange CleverCoin Expands Internationally, Adds Card Deposits

Netherlands-based bitcoin exchange CleverCoin has expanded to the wider European market with additional deposit options.

Amsterdam

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Lamassu: Bitcoin ATM Owners Earning Up to $36,000 Per Year

Bitcoin ATM manufacturer Lamassu has released new data that aims to illustrate that its core product is profitable for owners.

3guyslamassu

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Realcoin Rebrands as 'Tether' to Avoid Altcoin Association

Brock Pierce-led startup Realcoin has clarified its purpose with a new name as the project enters private beta.

Tether

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SpectroCoin Launches Bitcoin-to-Cash Service in 25 Countries

SpectroCoin is now allowing its customers to convert bitcoin to cash in 25 countries across Europe and Central Asia.

Euros

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CryptoLabs Announces Bitcoin Hardware Wallet with Biometric Authentication

Stealth startup CryptoLabs has announced it will launch a pocket-sized, multisig bitcoin hardware wallet called Case in 2015.

Case hardware wallet

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Blockstream: $21 Million Funding Will Drive Bitcoin Development

Speaking to CoinDesk, Blockstream's Austin Hill and Adam Back discuss how they will mobilize their recent $21m in funding.

bank, money