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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47 Banks Complete DLT Cloud Pilot With Ripple Tech

A consortium of 47 banks has completed a distributed ledger technology pilot spearheaded by SBI Ripple Asia.

japan, city

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BTCC Offers Fee-Free Dollar Trading for Post-PBoC Boost

BTCC, one of China's 'Big Three' digital currency exchanges, is to cut fees on both sides of US dollar-based bitcoin trades.

dollar, yuan

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BIS Report: DLT 'Promising' But 'A Long Way Off'

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has released a new report on blockchains and distributed ledgers.

BIS' headquarters building in Basel, Switzerland.

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After New Highs, Bitcoin Price Faces Uncertain Path Ahead

Bitcoin prices encountered some notable volatility after hitting an all-time high in the previous session.

confusion, lost

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Hitachi Tests Private Blockchain for Rewards Points

Japan's Hitachi is working on a new blockchain test, one that explores how the tech could power its rewards points program.

keys

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Blockchain Startup Storj Targets Enterprise Cloud With $3 Million Raise

Decentralized storage startup Storj Labs announced today it has raised $3m in seed funding.

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Bitcoin Prices Hit Six-Week High as Traders Await ETF Decision

Bitcoin continued to inch closer to annual highs set in early 2017 today, topping $1,100 for the first time since 5th January.

ruler, measure

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Sberbank CEO: Commercial Blockchains Just Two Years Away

The CEO of Russia's largest bank believes commercial blockchain applications are closer than many experts have projected.

gref, russia

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China's BTCC Becomes Latest Bitcoin Exchange to Freeze Withdrawals

BTCC has announced that it will halt bitcoin and other cryptocurrency withdrawals for one month.

bitcoin, china

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Post-Trade Giant NSD: Blockchain 'Useless' If Not Legally Binding

The NSD's director of innovation, Artem Duvanov, says blockchains are only useful when recording legally binding information.

recycle, paper