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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Microsoft Details Collaboration With Blockchain Startup Tierion

Tech giant Microsoft has announced a new blockchain partnership as part of its internal decentralized identity initiative.

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Blocked By Block Size, Bitcoin's Brain Trust Goes Back to Basics

Day two at the Satoshi Roundtable saw guests try to break new ground on some of the larger issues facing bitcoin and regroup around its core values.

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China's Central Bank is Testing a Blockchain-Backed Digital Currency

The People's Bank of China has reportedly tested a blockchain-based digital currency along with a number of major commercial banks.

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Scaling Revisited: What If Bitcoin's Big 'Problem' is Its Great Strength?

Day one of the Satoshi Roundtable conference saw fervent debate on a range of topics, though scaling once again took the center stage.

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Hong Kong's BitVC Adds Fees For Exchange Traders

China-based bitcoin exchange Huobi announced another update to its trading fee policies today.

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Bitcoin’s Price Unfazed as China’s Exchanges Add Fees

Bitcoin prices have remained largely unchanged today, fluctuating around $900 despite new trading fees on the three largest exchanges.

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China's Bitcoin Exchanges End No-Fee Trading in Market Shake-Up

China's 'Big Three' bitcoin exchanges have taken the combined decision to drop trading fees following central bank talks.

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Blockchain Wallets Are Coming (Maybe Soon) to a Car Near You

A new project envisions how motorists' lives could be made easier by automated payments over a blockchain.

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Questions Linger As China's Bitcoin Exchanges Halt Margin Trading

Huobi and OKCoin, two of the world's largest bitcoin exchange businesses by volume, have formally announced they have halted margin trading services.

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