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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Yelp Officially Announces New Feature for Bitcoin Merchants

The merchant directory provider now allows bitcoin businesses to promote their cryptocurrency acceptance.

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US Government Sells Silk Road User's Seized Bitcoins for $3 Million

A Silk Road user faces 40 years in prison for allegedly completing 10,000 transactions via the online black market.

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Bitcoin Foundation Election Deadline Extended Due to Voting 'Hiccups'

The Bitcoin Foundation has extended the voting deadline in the election to fill its two vacant industry seats.

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British Isle’s Plan to Mint Physical Bitcoins Loses Key Support

The UK's Royal Mint has reportedly discontinued talks with Alderney about minting physical bitcoins.

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Family: Ross Ulbricht Conviction Would 'Threaten Internet Freedom'

Kirk and Lyn Ulbricht talk to CoinDesk about their son's case and the threat it poses to free speech.

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How Kipochi is Taking Bitcoin into Africa

Pelle Braendgaard talks to CoinDesk about his company's plans and the challenges bitcoin faces in the developing world.

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GoCoin's Steve Beauregard Talks Altcoins, Asia and Merchant Adoption

GoCoin CEO Steve Beauregard makes the business case for altcoins in a new interview with CoinDesk.

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Xapo Announces New Bitcoin Debit Card Offering

Xapo claims its card is the first to allow bitcoin users similar spending freedoms to traditional debit cards.

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Blockchain's Nic Cary on Bitcoin Wallets, Mt. Gox and Decentralization

Blockchain CEO Nic Cary discusses a wide range of topics from Mt. Gox to his company's March service outage.

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Nearly $500k Sitting Unclaimed in Silk Road 2.0 Bitcoin Wallets

Silk Road 2.0 reports that 1,000 BTC has not been claimed by users affected by its February security breach.

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