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

Genesis Trading Sees Interest in Classic Ether Market

A prominent digital currency service reports that institutional investors are expressing a slow but budding interest in Ethereum Classic.

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PwC FinTech Lead Joins Blockchain Startup Libra

Blockchain startup Libra has announced new hires it says will help it position itself as the "Microsoft Office for blockchain".

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Ethereum Hard Fork Creates Competing Currencies

The Ethereum hard fork executed last week has inadvertently resulted in the creation of a competing currency, classic ether.

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Markets

Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme Operator Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison

The first federal securities fraud case involving a bitcoin investment scheme has ended with an 18-month jail sentence.

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Why Big Bank Consultants Were Watching Ethereum's Hard Fork

CoinDesk discusses the recent ethereum hard fork with members of major consulting firms with a blockchain specialty.

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Coinbase Wallet Users Can Now Buy and Sell Ether

Digital currency exchange Coinbase has added support for ethereum, letting consumers buy, sell, send and store ether in their Coinbase accounts.

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Petition Pushes CFTC to Clarify Rules on Blockchain 'Delivery'

A US law firm has filed a petition that argues the CFTC needs to provide clarity on the definition of "delivery" as it pertains to blockchain.

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Mizuho to Conduct Blockchain Payments Trial With Ripple

Mizuho Financial Group announced this week it will pilot Ripple's distributed ledger technology for use in cross-currency settlement.

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Russian Regulator Intends to Allow Bitcoin Buying and Selling Abroad

An official from Russia’s Ministry of Finance has indicated the agency now supports changes to a forthcoming law that would ban domestic bitcoin use.

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Bitcoin Miner Bitmain Acquires Data Startup Blocktrail

Bitmain has acquired a bitcoin data and analytics startup Blocktrail for an undisclosed amount.

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