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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LinkedIn Co-Founder: Bitcoin is in My Five-Year Investment Plan

LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman talks about the potential of bitcoin's underlying platform in a new interview with CNBC.

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Expresscoin Raises $150k in Funding from Bitcoin Shop

The new funding is the cryptocurrency-buying service's first since its formal launch earlier this year.

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Spike in Silk Road Interest No Boon for Ross Ulbricht Defense Fund

Renewed media attention for Silk Road has not translated to new donations for the defense of its alleged leader.

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Latin American Bitcoin Startup Moneero Exits Stealth Mode

Bitcoin startup Moneero has officially exited stealth mode, openings its service to an initial batch of new users.

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Irish Central Banker Envisions Hybrid Bitcoin-Fiat Future

Gareth Murphy, the director of markets for the Central Bank of Ireland, spoke at BitFin 2014 today.

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Silk Road Auction Winner Tim Draper: World Should Embrace Bitcoin

Tim Draper, the winning bidder in last Friday's Silk Road auction, held a press conference today.

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Expedia Exec Says Bitcoin Spending Has Exceeded Estimates

Expedia's Michael Gulmann talks to CoinDesk about the company's plans for expanding its bitcoin payment services.

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Poloniex Claims All Customers Repaid Following March Bitcoin Hack

The cryptocurrency exchange is saying it has fully reimbursed all affected customers since it suffered an attack in March.

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VC Tim Draper Revealed as Silk Road Bitcoin Auction Winner

VC Tim Draper has been revealed as the winning bidder for all 29,656 bitcoins in the USMS auction.

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Gallery: Robocoin, Italian Bitcoin Community Celebrate 'No Cash Day'

Italy's second major bitcoin gathering this month saw the debut of the country's first Robocoin ATM.

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