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

1,000-Year-Old Royal Mint Will Soon Launch Blockchain Gold Trading

Britain's ancient Royal Mint is to launch blockchain trading of gold derivatives in cost cutting exercise.

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Markets

Why Aren't Bitcoin Businesses Talking About SegWit?

Despite the size of the change, bitcoin businesses have yet to champion a newly introduced protocol upgrade.

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Markets

R3 Funding: JPMorgan Among 7 Banks That Could Be Out of Deal

The list of banks that have expressed interest in funding blockchain consortium startup R3 is now online.

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Bitcoin Pioneer Charlie Shrem Launches New Blockchain Venture

Months after his release from prison for money laundering violations, entrepreneur Charlie Shrem has announced a new blockchain venture.

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Most R3 Members Will Invest in Funding Effort, Sources Say

Despite notable exits, sources say the majority of R3's members are likely to participate in its ongoing funding round.

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Why Remittance Giant MoneyGram Won't Be First With Blockchain

MoneyGram still doesn't think bitcoin will impact its business – but it sees blockchain-powered banks as a potential way for it to cut costs.

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Finance

Santander Quits R3 Blockchain Consortium

Banco Santander has departed the R3 blockchain consortium, according to a representative.

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Markets

Bitcoin Price Passes $750 as it Nears Five-Month High

The price of bitcoin is now trading above $750, its highest total in nearly five months.

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6 Takeaways From CoinDesk's Q3 State of Blockchain

CoinDesk Research has released its full Q3 State of Blockchain, featuring nearly 100 slides of industry data.

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