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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$50k in Dogecoin Rumoured to Have Been Lost in Recent Hack

DogeVault has since shut down its service and is investigating the security breach.

dogecoin foundation

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BitPay Raises $30 Million in Record-Breaking Bitcoin Funding Round

BitPay has raised $30m in new funding from big-name investors including Richard Branson and Index Ventures.

bitpay

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Why the ATM Industry Could Launch Bitcoin into the Mainstream

Traditional ATM networks may be poised to adopt bitcoin, which would remove significant hurdles for the cryptocurrency.

ATM, ATMIA

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CoinTerra Unveils 1 Petahash Hosted Mining Contracts

Consumers can now rent 1 PH/s worth of mining capability from Austin-based CoinTerra.

cloud-computing

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Chinese Media Ordered Not to Cover Upcoming Bitcoin Conference

Leaked documents suggest the Chinese government is looking to limit bitcoin information in the media.

china, censorship

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HashFast Cuts 50% of Staff, Denies Bankruptcy Rumors

HashFast Technologies has announced that it has laid off 50% of its current staff.

hashfast

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Bobby Lee, Brock Pierce Join Bitcoin Foundation's Board of Directors

The Bitcoin Foundation has officially announced its two newest board members: Bobby Lee and Brock Pierce.

bobby brock

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Mt. Gox Revival Plan Granted Preliminary Nod of Approval

The proposed plan to revive bankrupt Japan-based bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox has received a key preliminary nod of approval.

mt. gox, law

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Survey Finds Silicon Valley, Wall Street Bullish on Bitcoin

A new survey sought to assess digital currency sentiment in Wall Street, Silicon Valley and the wider bitcoin community.

secondmarket

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China Bank Pressure Influences Latest OKCoin Service Upgrade

Bitcoin exchange OKCoin has announced the suspension of its P2P margin trading services as part of a site upgrade.

okcoin