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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UBS: Banks Could 'Absorb the Benefits' of Bitcoin

In a new report, UBS indicated it sees bitcoin's technology as capable of reducing financial costs while improving security.

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'Stripe' Lead Engineer: Bitcoin is a Long-Term Investment

Stripe lead engineer Christian Anderson provides an inside look at the online payments company's bitcoin plans.

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Online Payments Provider 'Stripe' Now Testing Bitcoin Support

Stripe is now testing bitcoin payment support with one merchant, but has opened enrollment to more.

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UK Bitcoin Exchange Coinfloor Opens Registration, Incentivizes Early Adopters

Coinfloor is now accepting registrations from users looking to conduct GBP-to-BTC trading.

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Study: Mt. Gox May Have Lost Just 386 BTC Due to Transaction Malleability

Researchers at ETH Zurich University question whether transaction malleability played an extensive role in Mt. Gox's bitcoin losses.

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How OneName Makes Bitcoin Payments as Simple as Facebook Sharing

OneName's developers discuss their open-source approach to simplifying bitcoin payments, and what this means for users.

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Robocoin Offers Bitcoin ATM Operators 0% Fees for Life

Robocoin has announced an ambitious new incentive plan for operators that will drop fees to 0%.

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SecondMarket's Barry Silbert: 15% of Institutional Investors are Bitcoin Believers

At the Barclays Emerging Payments Forum, Silbert met with 38 institutional investors representing more than $250bn in investment capital.

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Colombia Stops Short of Bitcoin Ban, Bars Banks From Industry

Despite fears Colombia would ban bitcoin outright this week, regulators have issued only a warning.

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Price of Iceland's Auroracoin Falls 50% Against Bitcoin After Airdrop

CoinDesk reviews the ups and downs of auroracoin's official launch, and what they mean for country-based digital currencies.

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