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.

Pete Rizzo

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Markets

Mark T. Williams to Bitcoin Bulls: Time Will Vindicate My Prediction

Mark T. Williams revisits his infamous prediction that BTC would fall to $10 by mid-2014.

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Markets

Latin American Bitcoin Exchange Bitex.la Launches with $2 Million Investment

Bitex.la is seeking to bring an internationally competitive bitcoin trading platform to Latin America with $2m in investments.

bitex.la

Tech

Bitcoin Mining Giant BitFury Announces $20 Million Funding Round

BitFury has raised $20m to accelerate production and expand its international footprint.

BitFury

Finance

Coinzone Seeks Early Advantage in Europe's Bitcoin Merchant Market

Coinzone is now beta testing its forthcoming merchant POS and online checkout solution.

coinzone

Markets

Silk Road 2.0 Claims 80% of Stolen Bitcoin Repaid to Customers

Silk Road 2.0 now estimates all victims who lost bitcoin in its February hack will be repaid by mid-June.

crime, silk road

Markets

Gallery: Robocoin Debuts its First Bitcoin ATM in China

Despite uncertainty lingering in China, the local ecosystem recently celebrated the arrival of the first Robocoin ATM.

robocoin ATM china

Markets

Mary Meeker's Internet Trends Report Finds 'Extraordinary Interest' in Bitcoin

The latest edition of the influential report could bring more attention and investment to the bitcoin space.

mary meeker

Markets

Startup Accelerator Gives Boost to Bitcoin ATM Operator Liberty Teller

Liberty Teller discusses the new resources it will have as it aims to corner the MIT and Boston markets.

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Markets

Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne Reports $1.6 Million in Bitcoin Sales

Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne has teased new figures that suggest bitcoin sales on the platform my be slowing.

overstock, patrick byrne

Markets

Mt. Gox Revival Plan Hit With Objection from Creditor CoinLab

Mt. Gox creditor CoinLab is calling for a process to handle competing bids for the defunct exchange.

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