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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SecondMarket CEO Barry Silbert Talks Vision for Bitcoin Investment Trust

Barry Silbert talks to CoinDesk about how his initiatives will help reshape the US bitcoin market this year.

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Mt. Gox May Still Hold $118 Million (200,000 BTC) in Funds, Report Suggests

A Mt. Gox bankruptcy judge has revealed the exchange uncovered a lost wallet with 200,000 BTC.

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Saxo Bank CEO: Bitcoin is an Opportunity for Early Adopters

CoinDesk speaks to Saxo Bank CEO and co-founder Lars Seier Christensen about his support for bitcoin.

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Bitcoin Payments Startup Coins.ph Launches with Two Major Filipino Merchants

Philippines e-tailers MetroDeal and CashCashPinoy will soon accept bitcoin payments via the startup.

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Canadian Bitcoin Exchange Loses $100k in Unorthodox Attack

A web hosting firm may be responsible for allowing a thief to steal $100k in Canadian Bitcoins' customer funds.

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$500k Villa Sold in What May be Biggest Bitcoin Purchase on Record

An anonymous buyer has paid more than $500k for a Balian villa through the online website BitPremier.

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Bankrupt Bitcoin Mining Company Alydian to Sell 218TH/s of Mining Power

Alydian has announced it is now accepting bids for three mining systems with a combined 218TH/s output.

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Blockchain Restores Services After Outage, Promises 'Post-Mortem' Review

Blockchain experienced a long outage this week, but launched a commendable press push to stem the damage.

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Bitcoin Version 0.9.0 Brings Transaction Malleability Fixes, Branding Change

Core developers have renamed the bitcoin reference client Bitcoin Core to reduce confusion between the network and the software.

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Litecoin Tops $20 As Traders Await Addition to China's Huobi Exchange

Prices for second most popular digital currency litecoin surged today, in anticipation of Chinese exchange Huobi officially trading it.

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