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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Delaware Governor Signs Blockchain Bill Into Law

A bill that makes it legal to use a blockchain to register corporate shares has become law in Delaware.

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Crypto Asset Class Clears $90 Billion as Bitcoin Price Spikes

The total value of all cryptocurrencies rose on Friday, crossing $90bn for the first time in weeks.

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ECB President: Cryptocurrency Price Boom Having Limited Effect on Economy

The president of the European Union's central bank has issued new remarks that touch on the rising price of cryptocurrencies.

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Bitcoin Price Surges to One-Month High as Tech Outlook Improves

The price of bitcoin was up on Thursday, driven to a one-month high on optimism that the network's technology could soon upgrade.

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Garza Pleads Guilty: GAW Miners CEO Cops to $9 Million Fraud

A notorious cryptocurrency executive pleaded guilty to a count of wire fraud on Thursday. He now faces up to 20 years in prison.

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What's an ICO? 'Big 4' Consulting Firms Are Getting the Question

Major consulting firms are reporting that interest in blockchain is fast expanding beyond distributed ledgers to include more experimental ICOs.

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Research Finds Design Flaws in Scaling Proposal Bitcoin Unlimited

New research has provided a rare academic lens to the conversation on how to best scale bitcoin's technology for more users.

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Behind on Bitcoin Drama? A (Short) History of Scaling

Feeling lost in the bitcoin scaling discussion? CoinDesk provides a selection of must-read content to quickly bring you up to speed.

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Cryptocurrency Market Crosses $80 Billion As Ether, Bitcoin Prices Gain

The cryptocurrency markets were once again above $80bn on Tuesday after spending much of the weekend in the red.

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Scaling Bitcoin Unveils 2017 Conference Dates

A popular bitcoin developer conference is set to hold its fourth installment at a famed California university in November.

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