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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US State Bank Supervisors to Discuss Bitcoin at Public Hearing

The CSBS has announced its task force will examine bitcoin, among other payments topics, at an upcoming May hearing.

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Inventor Creates Commercial Bitcoin Fuel Pump

The fuel pump accepts only bitcoin, and is ready for pilot installation, its creator says.

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BitPay to Match 1 BTC in Donations for BitGive Clean Water Campaign

BitGive's latest charitable endeavor finds it joining with The Water Project to raise money for clean water in Africa.

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US Federal Reserve Official Says He's Interested in Bitcoin Technology

Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Narayana Kocherlakota addressed bitcoin during a town hall meeting today.

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Coinfloor to Become First 'Publicly Auditable' Bitcoin Exchange

Coinfloor will be "publicly auditable", allowing users to validate the company's records and compare them to the bitcoin ledger.

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Price of Bitcoin Tops $500 as China Fears Subside

The price of bitcoin rose today as a long-rumored PBOC deadline passed without further action from the regulator.

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'Emergency Hearing' Could Lead to New Discoveries in Mt. Gox Case

An emergency court hearing set for tomorrow could enable the prosecuting attorneys to obtain new fact-finding abilities.

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Bitcoin's Latest Fan: NFL Star Chad 'Ochocinco' Johnson

Former NFL and reality TV star Chad "Ochocinco" Johnson says he's interested in bitcoin.

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Gyft Forced to Abruptly End Walmart Gift Card Support

Gyft has announced via an email to customers that Walmart has pulled its gift cards from the platform.

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Survey Results: 96% of Merchants Would Recommend Bitcoin to Peers

Part Three of our survey examines merchant satisfaction with bitcoin, as well as their interest in altcoins.

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