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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Markets

Bitcoin Micropayments Get Big Moment as Chicago Sun-Times Paywall Experiment Goes Live

The Chicago Sun-Times and BitWall have a bitcoin paywall test taking place on 1st February.

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Markets

Bank Stops Working With Bitcoin Exchange CampBX Due to 'Regulatory Uncertainty'

CampBX has halted ACH and wire transfers due to issues with its bank.

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Finance

'Innocent' Silk Road Seller Will Sue to Stop Sale of Seized Bitcoins

A Silk Road merchant says he will hire a lawyer to try to stop the sale of his bitcoins.

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Markets

Overstock CEO Reveals He Now Holds Millions in Bitcoin

Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne revealed he now holds several million dollars' worth of bitcoin.

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Markets

Estonian Central Bank Warns Bitcoin May be a 'Ponzi Scheme'

The Central Bank of Estonia has warned bitcoin may be a "ponzi scheme", but is monitoring its growth.

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Policy

FinCEN Declares Bitcoin Miners, Investors Aren't Money Transmitters

FinCEN stated that virtual currency miners and investors aren't subject to money transmitting laws.

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Markets

Winklevosses to Submit Revised Bitcoin ETF to SEC

The Winklevosses are likely to submit a revised plan for their bitcoin ETF soon, their lawyer says.

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Markets

Dogecoin Raises $7k for Indian Olympians, But Hurdles Remain

Reddit's dogecoin community raised 4.2m dogecoin to help India's underfunded winter Olympians attend the 2014 Olympic Games.

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Markets

Visa CEO Doesn't See Bitcoin As Business Threat

Visa CEO Charlie Scharf offered his opinion of bitcoin in a first-quarter earnings call.

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Markets

Bitcoin Hearings Day 2: Bitcoin Businesses Court Regulation in NY

Day two of New York's bitcoin hearings saw the emergence of a loose consensus of regulatory goals.

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