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

In Milestone Release, Chain Open-Sources its Blockchain Tech

Chain is officially open-sourcing its blockchain platform, Chain Protocol, a move its CEO says represents the culmination of years of work.

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Finance

Blockchain Ideologies Clash as Money2020 Spotlights Capital Markets

A conversation about blockchain in capital markets highlighted the contrasting ways innovators are seeking to change financial systems.

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Markets

Identity and Aleppo Kick Off Money2020 Blockchain Discussion

The human cost of financial exclusion was the central focus of Money2020's first panel to focus on blockchain.

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Markets

Financial Inclusion Fund Leads $5 Million Investment in Bitcoin Startup Coins

Bitcoin startup Coins has raised $5m in funding from Alphabet chairman Eric Schmidt's fund and incubators backed by local telcos.

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Markets

Bitfinex to Hacker: Can We Have Our Bitcoin Back?

Bitfinex is now seeking to strike a deal with the hacker or hackers who stole $65m in bitcoin from the exchange back in August.

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Markets

UBS Names Former APAC CTO New Blockchain Lead

Following the departure of Alex Batlin, Swiss banking giant UBS has named a new head of blockchain.

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Markets

Winklevoss Brothers Tap State Street for Key Bitcoin ETF Role

State Street has been tapped to help launch the first bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF).

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Tech

Hopes Are High Tomorrow's Ethereum Fork Won't Be Like the Last

Optimism is high ahead of an ethereum network upgrade developers hope will solve "critical" network health issues.

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Markets

Russia's Largest Bank is Worried About Blockchain's Dark Side

Russia's largest bank discusses the future of financial intermediaries, and how blockchain could impact today's established order.

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Markets

Why Weight? Bitcoin Scaling is Moving Beyond Block Size

Day two of Scaling Bitcoin in Milan showcased how bitcoin's technical community is trying to put the contentious "block size debate" in the rearview.

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