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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Crypto 2.0 Roundup: SEC Rumours, Swarm's Payday and Ethereum's Expansion

Crypto 2.0 projects are gaining increased resources through funding and hiring, while rumors of regulatory action persist.

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Robocoin Policy Change Ignites Fears Over Centralisation

Robocoin bitcoin ATM operators are split over the company's decision to require all customers to provide personal information.

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Robocoin Now Requires All ATM Operators to Collect Customer Information

Robocoin has issued a mandate to its bitcoin ATM owners, insisting they follow KYC standards or sell their machines.

identity, privacy

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SumUp Brings No-Fee Bitcoin Transactions to European Merchants

SumUp has integrated bitcoin with its mobile point-of-sale solution and will charge no fees through 2015.

Merchants

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Silk Road 2.0 Seized, Alleged Operator Unmasked in FBI Crackdown

Blake Benthall, the alleged operator of Silk Road 2.0, has been arrested and charged in a Manhattan federal court.

Silk Road 2 seized

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Buttercoin Bids to Take US Business From Global Bitcoin Exchanges

Buttercoin launched today, bringing the US a competitor against major international bitcoin exchanges.

Buttercoin

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FTC Granted Approval to Sell Off Butterfly Labs’ Bitcoins

The FTC has secured court authority to begin converting Butterfly Labs’ bitcoin holdings into cash reserves.

court, gavel, law

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Bitwage Now Lets Any Employee Get Paid in Bitcoin

Payroll service provider Bitwage has announced a service that allows anyone to receive part of their wages in bitcoin.

PayDay

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TeraExchange Brings Multisig Security to Bitcoin Derivatives Platform

TeraExchange has partnered with cryptocurrency security firm BitGo, aiming to bring traditional trading standards to the bitcoin industry.

handshake, business

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PayPal Exec Leaves to Take Compliance Lead at Bitstamp

PayPal chief compliance officer Jean-Baptiste Graftieaux has announced that he will leave his position to join Bitstamp.

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