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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FinCEN Rules Bitcoin Payment Processors, Exchanges are Money Transmitters

FinCEN releases new guidance for custodial bitcoin exchanges and payment processors, ruling them money services businesses under US law.

capitol

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Gallery: 'Eye of God' Painting Sells for €10,000 in Bitcoin

A painting depicting bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto sold for 35 BTC at a recent bitcoin conference.

Eye of God, Israel

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Crypto 2.0 Roundup: Bits of Bullion, a Foundation for Counterparty and Medici Goes to Washington

This week's roundup examines the challenges facing Overstock's Medici project and a new way to trade gold with crypto.

gold

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Spondoolies-Tech Takes Aim at BitFury With $5 Million Funding Round

Israeli bitcoin mining firm Spondoolies-Tech has raised $5m in new venture funding as part of its ongoing Series B.

Spondoolies

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Blockstream SEC Filing Reveals $15 Million Raised in Funding Round

Blockstream has raised $15.18m in a major funding round and added LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman to its board.

block stream

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Lamassu Partners with IdentityMind to Offer Enhanced ATM Compliance

Lamassu has announced new compliance options for its bitcoin ATMs, citing increasing regulatory scrutiny.

lamassu atm 2

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OKCoin Introduces Bitcoin Futures Trading to Mobile Android App

OKCoin has added new features to its Android mobile app, including futures trading and candlestick charts.

Bitcoin, trading

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Paydici Launches Recurring Bitcoin Billing for Small Merchants

Paydici has announced a new partnership with BitPay that will enable its merchant clients to send recurring bitcoin bills.

Paydici

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BitFury Invests in GoCoin for Payments Processing Push

BitFury Capital has announced an undisclosed strategic investment in digital currency merchant processor GoCoin.

Invest, business

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Brazil's Tecnisa Becomes the Biggest Bitcoin Merchant in Latin America

Brazilian real estate developer Tecnisa is Latin America's largest merchant by annual revenue – and now it accepts bitcoin.

Tecnisa